Threats

As if ransomware weren’t bad enough, now it’s metastasizing: not just spreading rapidly but even picking up secondary characteristics. Take Cerber, ransomware first spotted in the wild back in February

When you are sick, you head to the doctor. However, when your computer is suffering from an infection, you probably shouldn’t ask for your doctor’s advice. At Kaspersky Lab, we

Chances are that each of us has found ourselves in a situation where our phone is dying and we have no charger on hand, but at the same time we

Unlike previous malware trends that have varying purposes, ransomware’s is quite simple: Get Money. With a goal like that spurring on malicious developers, it’s no wonder ransomware’s star is on

As we’ve mentioned earlier, the creators of TeslaCrypt, the constantly evolving trojan-cryptor, have suddenly decided to stop its distribution and release a master key. A master key is a key

According to the theory of probability, strange things have to happen every now and then: There is a small chance that a particular strange thing might happen and an infinite

Petya and Mischa are friends. They usually do everything together…. Oh, wait, this is not some “Russian for Dummies” book, it’s the Kaspersky Daily blog. So, Petya and Mischa are

If you are aware of what ATM skimmers are — and in if you’re not, you should read this post first — you probably know how to act in order

At the tail end of last month, we announced that our researchers had developed a decryption tool to beat CryptXXX ransomware and help the victims get their files back for

Let’s face it, you can’t tune into the news without hearing something about ransomware. The scourge of the Internet has seen its profile raise over the past few months as

The common user experience when it comes to ransomware looks like this: you open a website then accidentally download and install a piece of software. You might even not notice

The threat landscape has never been more extensive. In the past, security threats were limited to minor attacks that would cause a small amount of damage to a business. As

The story behind the post is plain and simple: yet another bad guy or a group of bag guys have decided to spread their malicious browser extension using Facebook. While

Everyone from citizens to corporations to special services and government organizations is fed up with ransomware. With all of the potential victims, the United States and Canada released a joint

Apple iPhone users usually consider their phones as impregnable fortresses that Apple has built for them: iPhones are often said to be secure and safe, especially when compared to Android

It looks like 2016 should be declared a year of ransomware, as new families and new versions are popping up every now and then like mushrooms after the rain. Ransomware

Doctors and patients across the world, beware: cyberciminals have a new member of the family! Despite its young age, a one-month-old ransomware has already encrypted files in two American hospitals

A few months ago, we were approached by the Dutch TV show Opgelicht?!, which discusses various types of fraud. One of the subjects discussed was the “We-Cycle” phishing campaign where

If your device slows down or hangs up, you are not alone. Sometimes apps refuse to open or a browser will fail to respond at a crucial time. When irritated

Similar to other successful business sharks, cybercriminals are in constant search of new markets. They carry out experiments, change target audiences and provide feedback to the victims — all to

Hackers are attracted by any web-resource where large amounts of money changes hands, like moths to light. This is what happened with Steam and, according to Valve’s own calculations, 77,000