#AdvancedThreatDefense

ESET partner breached to send data wipers to Israeli orgs

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October 18, 2024 at 02:27PM Hackers breached ESET’s Israeli partner, sending phishing emails to businesses that disguised data wipers as antivirus software. The emails, appearing legitimate, originated from the compromised eset.co.il domain. Malicious files included legitimate DLLs and a harmful Setup.exe. The attack aimed to disrupt, reflecting ongoing cybersecurity threats in Israel. **Meeting Takeaways: ESET … Read more

ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with ‘ESET-branded’ wipers

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October 18, 2024 at 07:08AM ESET has denied being compromised following allegations of a wiper campaign originating from its infrastructure. An infosec researcher reported an email targeting cybersecurity professionals in Israel, linked to a campaign by the pro-Palestine Handala group, but ESET stated it blocked the threat within ten minutes and is investigating the incident. … Read more