ESET says PromptLock runs gpt-oss:20b locally on an infected device to help it generate malicious code using hardcoded text prompts, though it might be a proof of concept.

North Korean hackers are intensifying their global campaign against cryptocurrency and Web3 developers, using a new backdoor ...

A North Korean threat actor is supplying stolen developer information to the country’s horde of fraudulent IT workers, ESET ...

Keeping Pyongyang's coffers full North Korean-linked crews connected to the pervasive IT worker scams have upped their ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI tools to fuel their attacks, with new research finding instances of AI being used to develop ransomware.

While ESET considers PromptLock a proof of concept, the threat it represents is very real. Dubai, UAE - 29th August 2025: ESET researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware that leverages ...

A team at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering created PromptLock and warns that it shows the tech industry needs to take AI-enabled threats seriously.

UEFI secure boot was designed to block malicious code from sneaking into your PC's BIOS boot-up process. However, a newly discovered ransomware dubbed HybridPetya somehow found a way to circumvent ...

In the latest episode of the ESET Research Podcast, ESET Distinguished Researcher Aryeh Goretsky is joined by ESET Security Awareness Specialist Rene Holt to dissect the key findings from ESET’s APT ...

ESET Home Security Premium completes its primary task of antiviral and malware prevention and there’s an excellent level of customization, but several bugs need to be fixed and key features such as ...

Security researchers at ESET have identified a new malware strain called HybridPetya that combines traits of Petya and NotPetya ransomware with advanced boot-kit functionality to infect systems ...

Researchers from cybersecurity company ESET have detected a new ransomware called HybridPetya, which is similar to the ...