Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.
manilatimes

ESET Research discovers PromptSpy, the first Android threat to use generative AI

PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow. Google's Gemini is used to interpret on-screen elements on the compromised device and provide PromptSpy with ...
MarketWatch

ESET Research discovers PromptSpy, the first Android threat to use generative AI

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow. -- Google's Gemini is used ...
Business Insider

ESET’s Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe to Speak at NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced today that Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe will serve as a panelist at the upcoming NetDiligence ...
The New York Times

No More Zoom for French Officials: France to Use Local Alternative to U.S. Tech

French officials will soon be expected to use new French-made video conferencing software as part of an effort to “regain digital independence,” the government said. By Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting ...
MarketWatch

The Voice of the Customer has spoken: ESET is a Customers' Choice for Endpoint Protection according to Gartner(R) Peer Insights(TM)

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, is proud to announce ...
Harvard Business Review

How Gen Z Uses Gen AI—and Why It Worries Them

As go the young, so goes society. Young adults were early adopters of cell phones, social media, and the internet. Now all of these technologies are universal. So how are members of Gen Z using ...
CNN

ICE shunned body cams in Minnesota. So why are agents using phone cameras?

From Chicago to Minneapolis, federal immigration agents deployed on Trump administration crackdowns have relied on an unlikely tool in the heat of tense operations — cellphone cameras. That practice ...
CNN

Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...
Scientific American

A tool-using cow is challenging what we know about farm animal intelligence

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, cow tools are real. Larson’s 1982 comic for his series The Far Side showed ...
CNBC

The ultimate guide to using AI to supercharge your work and get ahead in your career

AI-powered tools are changing how people work by boosting productivity, streamlining tasks and accelerating career growth. In our latest course, Beyond the Basics: How to Use AI to Supercharge Your ...