Black Hat USA 2026: Will vulnerability discovery eventually decline in the AI era?
And will today’s surge in AI-driven vulnerability discovery eventually make tomorrow’s software safer?
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Malware, trojans, stealers, botnets and spyware.
The Model Is the Malware | What Four Agentic Intrusions Tell Defenders
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta disclosed agents reaching external systems. The tools didn't matter, and that changes the playbook for investigating intrusions.
Black Hat USA 2026: What the Hugging Face hack tells us about human responsibility
The incident involving OpenAI models shows that autonomous hacks make human oversight more important, not less
Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls
AI took center stage, but the clearest lesson was less about what AI can do than about who is accountable when something goes wrong
Are AI tutors safe for your kids?
AI tutors can offer useful support, but their quality and safeguards vary widely. Here’s what parents should check before handing one to a child.
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – July 2026 edition
OpenAI models going rogue, the first documented agentic ransomware operation, and an emergent AI-driven supply chain threat made for a packed July roundup
Beyond the screenshot: Why you should verify what you see
The screenshot may look convincing, but it doesn’t necessarily prove that the payment, booking or conversation is genuine
Introducing the abuse.ch Community Hub: recognition matters
Sol Searching | Can Frontier Models Tackle Autonomous Long-Horizon Malware Analysis?
A real-world benchmark tests whether powerful AI models can keep an investigation trustworthy when new evidence invalidates their conclusions.
Iran War Cyber Threat Landscape | A Midyear Assessment on What Matters
In April, SentinelLABS’ Tom Hegel published an initial assessment of the first five weeks of the conflict. Three months later, the evidence supports refinement.
Forgotten UEFI shims undermining Secure Boot
ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities
ESET Threat Report H1 2026
A view of the H1 2026 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts.
Cyber readiness for SMBs: Getting the basics right
AI is changing cybercrime, but SMB cyber readiness still largely depends on closing the familiar gaps
Context Engineering | Compaction & Agent Memory for Automated Malware Analysis
Compaction cut input tokens 86% across long-running agent evals with no quality loss. Context discipline matters as much as model selection.
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – June 2026 edition
Three-day patching deadlines, exposed fuel-tank systems, scams costing billions of dollars, and social media bans for children all gave Tony plenty to unpack in June 2026
Inside the inbox: Why cybercriminals want to break into your email account
Your inbox is an identity system all of its own: whoever owns it may own a lot more
SMB cyber readiness: the road to resilience starts here
Your business may be small, but its attack surface is anything but. Readiness is the first step to resilience.
Gamaredon in 2025: Leveraging tunnels, workers, dead drops, and new alliances
ESET Research analyzes Gamaredon’s new toolset and the group’s growing reliance on legitimate online services to hide its C&C infrastructure and exfiltrate stolen data
ESET takes part in Operation Endgame to disrupt Amadey and Stealc
ESET researchers assisted in the global disruption of the Amadey botnet and Stealc infostealer, providing technical analysis, infrastructure tracking, and affiliate-level insights
Killing me gently: Inside Gentlemen’s EDR killer framework
ESET Research shares the results of a months-long investigation into the suite of EDR killers maintained by the RaaS gang Gentlemen
Protecting legacy OT systems against modern cyberthreats
Many manufacturing plants depend on OT systems that stay in service for many years. That long run can hide significant cybersecurity risks.
Fish Monger’s arsenal upgraded: SprySOCKS for Windows
ESET researchers have discovered SprySOCKS for Windows, FishMonger’s backdoor weaponizing a kernel driver for advanced stealthiness
Evil Tokens: A phishing attack that doesn’t steal your password
A phishing kit subverting Microsoft’s legitimate authentication flow lets attackers break into accounts without stealing passwords or creating fake login pages
Ocean Lotus: From external espionage to domestic targeting
A shift in operational pattern of the infamous Vietnam-aligned APT group
Unpacking SMB cyber-readiness – and what makes or breaks it
A company that's expecting a cyberattack but hasn’t actively prepared for it risks making the hardest decisions at the worst possible moment
Cybercriminals: the 'auditors' you never hired
Every organisation gets audited. The question is who does the auditing.
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – May 2026 edition
In this roundup, Tony looks at attacks against Polish water treatment facilities, how AI-directed attacks failed in Mexico, and what Google believes is the first AI-generated zero-day exploit
ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2025–Q1 2026
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026
What to consider before asking an AI chatbot for health advice
Using chatbots for medical advice could elicit hallucinations and even expose you to security and privacy risks. Here’s what’s at stake and how to stay safe.
BTMOB: A stealthy RAT burrowing deep into Android devices
The malware pairs remote access capabilities with ready-made campaign tools, lowering the barrier for full device compromise