Threats

As a follow-up to our recent foray into ransomware, we’re pleased to offer a fundamental practical guide on how to deal with ransomware.

It seems that there is now a typical scenario for malware evolution. First cybercriminals release a skeleton with basic functions — that piece of malware behaves quietly, showing almost no

Automated teller machines (ATM) have always a been a big target for criminals. In the past hunting for ATMs included some heavy tools like a cutting torch or explosives. However

Mike Mimoso of Threatpost sat down with Vitaly Kamluk of our Global Research and Analysis Team during the Security Analyst Summit 2016 to discuss the latest discovery of the cross-platform

Long gone are the days when hackers would make malware just for fun. Nowadays malware is there not to simply cripple a PC, as it once was, but rather to

At the SAS 2016, Kaspersky Lab’s GReAT team unveiled how dozens of banks lost millions of dollars via APT tools. We know that the blogs were a tad long so

At the Security Analyst Summit 2016 our Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has published extensive research on the Adwind Remote Access Tool (RAT). This malicious tool is also known

In 2015 we saw the rise of cybercriminals who rob banks directly. Several groups have mastered APT tools and techniques, dipping their hands into the “pockets” of at least twenty-nine

Any business that has ever encountered a Distributed Denial of Service attack is aware how painful it might be. Aside from a major interruption of all processes involving the Web, it is basically well-guaranteed post-incident damages and extra expenses.

So the whirlwind that is CES is in full swing. Companies of all sizes are introducing some pretty sweet products that will make our lives more connected and easier and

We’ve told you this time and time again: never click suspicious links, never open files received from unknown sources, always delete mail from untrusted senders. While all of these pieces

iPower, a company behind a cloud storage service for government agencies, was surprised to discover a virus lurking in one of the body cameras used by policemen. People are getting

Malware development and our attempts to fight it sometimes remind us of a deep TV series: one can trace how “characters” acquire new skills, overcome hardships and make new achievements.

The Internet changes from year to year and online threats develop along with the World Wide Web. So what will the cyber-nightmare of home and corporate users look like in

Quantum computers are said to be coming quite soon and will change the world forever. While that phrase would typically mean a revolution in physics and medicine, the change which

Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed a few areas where you should brush up on your personal privacy settings for both Facebook and Google. Chances are you read it

We’ve previously published a post about the Safe Money component in Kaspersky Internet Security. Today we are going to cover what to do when the Protected Browser’s frame changes its

A year ago our colleague David Jacoby, a researcher at GReAT, successfully attempted to hack his own home and discovered a lot of curious things. David’s experiment inspired many Kaspersky

While communication technology providers are seeking consensus over the future of 5G networks, carriers are wasting no time in rolling out new technologies available for the current 4G networks. Voice

Nearly everyone has faced a cyber criminal’s activity at one point or another. You have probably received a magical SMS that read something like: “You are the winner!!! Your Ferrari

At the Cyber Security Summit 2015 in Boston Joseph Bonavolonta, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s CYBER and Counterintelligence Program in its Boston office, revealed how the bureau treats ransomware. “To