ESET researchers have discovered a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor, one of the multiple custom implants used by the SparklingGoblin APT group. This variant was deployed against a Hong Kong ...

A Linux bootkit in the making. ESET discovered Bootkitty after examining a suspicious file (bootkit.efi) uploaded to VirusTotal in November 2024. Upon analysis, ...

ESET also suggests that the group decided to target Linux since Windows’ defenses have been getting better lately. "The trend of APT groups focusing on Linux malware is becoming more noticeable ...

Researchers at security firm ESET said Wednesday that they found the first UEFI bootkit for Linux. The discovery may portend that UEFI bootkits that have targeted Windows systems in recent years ...

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released its updated ESET Vulnerability and Patch Management module. ... With the new update, ESET V&PM has expanded to support Linux 1 ...

ESET researchers uncover "WolfsBane," a Linux backdoor linked to the China-based Gelsemium group. This is Gelsemium's first known Linux malware—hinting at a change in attack strategies.

In 2014, ESET researchers said the 2011 attack likely infected kernel.org servers with a second piece of malware they called Ebury. The malware, the firm said, came in the form of a malicious code ...

ESET Vulnerability and Patch Management (V&PM) receives new updates, expanding its coverage and functionalities for Linux (desktop and server) and macOS systemsThe new V&PM dashboard inside ESET ...

But on Wednesday, antivirus provider ESET said it had found a bootkit developed for Linux Ubuntu machines. The attack, dubbed “Bootkitty,” has been programmed to disable a security feature in ...

ESET also suggests that the group decided to target Linux since Windows’ defenses have been getting better lately. "The trend of APT groups focusing on Linux malware is becoming more noticeable ...

A new Linux backdoor called 'WolfsBane' has been discovered, believed to be a port of Windows malware used by the Chinese 'Gelsemium' hacking group. ESET security researchers who analyzed ...