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February 22, 2017 Almost half of all phishing attacks (fraudulent email messages or copycat websites that appear legitimate) registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab’s heuristic detection technologies were aimed at stealing their victim’s money, according to an analysis...
February 20, 2017According to Kaspersky Lab “Spam and phishing in 2016” report, about 20% of all spam emails in Q4 2016 distributed ransomware Trojans
August 18, 2016In Q2 2016, the average level of spam emails in overall email traffic equaled 57.3 per cent, according to the quarterly report on Spam and Phishing by Kaspersky Lab.
May 16, 2016Kaspersky Lab experts found the first spam emails mentioning the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in early 2015, a year before the event is set to take place
May 12, 2016The latest Kaspersky Lab Spam and Phishing Report has discovered that although the quantity of spam emails has been decreasing, they have become more criminalized
February 5, 2016According to the latest Kaspersky Lab Security Bulletin, the volume of spam emails in 2015 decreased to 55.28% of overall email traffic – a fall of 11.48% on the previous year.
May 14, 2015The new range of top level domains, launched in January 2015 and intended for use by relevant communities and organizations, has proved irresistible to spammers according to Kaspersky Lab’s Q1 2015 analysis of the spam and phishing threats landscape.
March 13, 2015For the fourth year running programs designed to steal users logins, passwords and other confidential data remain on top of the list of the most widespread malware distributed by email, according to Kaspersky Lab.
November 27, 2014The launch of iPhone 6, along with the Ice Bucket Challenge initiative, were the two main topics that spammers used to promote junk mailings in the third quarter
October 24, 2014Spammers produced topical new versions of the old “Nigerian Letter” scam, this time based on the Ebola virus.
September 26, 2014 Kaspersky Lab has analyzed the evolution of spam in August. According to the company’s experts, the US ranks first among countries which are sources of spam distributed around the world, while the UK now leads the ranking based on the number of mail...
August 29, 2014Although it’s the height of summer and most businesses are in a natural lull, Kaspersky Lab’s experts reported a substantial increase in the amount of financial phishing in spam.
August 12, 2014Analysis of spam developments in Q2 2014 by Kaspersky Lab experts revealed a growth in unsolicited correspondence and new cybercrime tricks
July 1, 2014May saw numerous mass mailings for schools and colleges offering distance learning.
May 29, 2014Malicious attachments in April came disguised as e-greetings and notifications about faxes.
May 6, 2014In the first quarter of 2014 spammers started imitating messages from mobile applications
April 25, 2014Despite the increased share of phishing attacks on online stores, the most frequently attacked category of organization was still social networking sites (23.5%).
April 2, 2014 According to the data collected for Kaspersky Lab’s study ‘Financial cyber threats in 2013’, cybercriminals are trying harder than ever to acquire confidential user information and steal money from bank accounts by creating fake sites mimicking...
March 21, 2014A lot of malicious attachments in February’s spam came in emails allegedly sent by women who wanted to make new friends in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
February 28, 2014The analysts at Kaspersky Lab have published the results of the company’s spam monitoring for the first month of 2014.
January 31, 2014 The experts at Kaspersky Lab explain the dangers posed by loan offers sent out in spam, what can happen if users reply to spam messages, and also provide some useful tips on how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous financial organizations and...
January 24, 2014The experts at Kaspersky Lab have summarized spammer activity for 2013
December 20, 2013Malware was primarily used to steal valuable data in November
November 22, 2013October saw spammers exploiting the themes of upcoming holidays, the names of well-known telecommunication service providers and the conflict in Syria.