ESET Threat Report for the second quarter of 2020

ESET has published its Threat Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2020 “Q2 2020 ESET Report”, which summarizes key statistics and key findings from ESET's cybersecurity research, as well as new data published for the first time.

According to the Q2 2020 ESET Threat Report, the threats associated with the COVID-19 pandemic defined the cybersecurity landscape in the second quarter of 2020.

"ESET telemetry data showed a steady increase in the number of COVID-19-related attacks carried out over the internet and via email. "The number of attacks via Remote Desktop (RDP) protocol has also increased, with persistent efforts to establish RDP connections more than doubling since the beginning of the year," said Roman Kováč, ESET Chief Research Officer.

Η Έκθεση Απειλών “Q2 2020 ESET Threat Report” εξετάζει τα πιο σημαντικά ευρήματα και τις επιτυχίες των ερευνητών της ESET. Για παράδειγμα, οι ερευνητές της εταιρείας μελέτησαν μια επιχείρηση ransomware που στοχεύει σε χρήστες Android στον Καναδά υπό τον μανδύα μιας επίσημης εφαρμογής ανίχνευσης επαφών COVID-19. «Διακόψαμε άμεσα τη συγκεκριμένη επιχείρηση προκειμένου να προσφέρουμε ένα εργαλείο απο() to those who had fallen victim to this specific attack," says Roman Kováč.

ESET investigators also identified Operation In (ter) ception, which carries out targeted attacks against well-known aerospace and defense companies. At the same time, they uncovered how the InvisiMole malware family operated and studied Ramsay, a cyber espionage toolkit targeting isolated air networks.
Some exclusive investigations presented in the “Q2 2020 ESET Threat Report” include malicious Google Chrome extensions that target α υλισμικού (hardware wallets) για κρυπτονομίσματα, μια νέα στοχευμένη επίθεση σε πανεπιστήμιο του Χονγκ Κονγκ από κυβερνοεγκληματίες της ομάδας Winnti, καθώς και άλλες στοχευμένες επιθέσεις κατά εταιρειών του αμυντικού τομέα στη Βραζιλία, την Τσεχική Δημοκρατία, το Κατάρ, την Τουρκία και την Ουκρανία από τους κυβερνοεγκληματίες που βρίσκονται πίσω από την επιχείρηση In(ter)ception.

In addition to these findings, the “Q2 2020 ESET Threat Report” also includes an overview of ESET's contribution to the MITER ATT & CK knowledge base as well as invitations to upcoming online discussions ( talks) and ESET workshops.

You can read the whole report here ESET Threat Report Q2 2020 (PDF).

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