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Threats

765 articles

What to do if your WhatsApp is hacked: a step-by-step guide
  • messengers

What to do if your WhatsApp account gets hacked

Eight signs your WhatsApp account has been stolen — and steps to recover and protect it.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • February 21, 2025

Gravy Analytics leak: How to protect your location data
  • privacy

Geolocation data brokers: What they do and what happens when they leak

The recent leak at major location-data broker, Gravy Analytics, shines a light on the implications of mass location-data collection.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • February 18, 2025

Trojanized game PirateFi discovered on Steam
  • gamers

Gamers beware: Trojans have invaded Steam

If you still think that Steam, Google Play, and the App Store are malware-free, then read this fascinating story about PirateFi and other hacker creations disguised as games.

  • Alexey Sadylko

  • February 18, 2025

Protecting WhatsApp and Telegram accounts from hacking and hijacking in 2025
  • messengers

WhatsApp and Telegram account hijacking: How to protect yourself against scams

We look into every method of hijacking WhatsApp, Telegram, and other messaging accounts – from quishing to fake gifts and viruses, and ways to protect yourself against them.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • February 13, 2025

SparkCat — first OCR trojan stealer to infiltrate the App Store
  • iOS

SparkCat trojan stealer infiltrates App Store and Google Play, steals data from photos

We’ve discovered apps in the official Apple and Google stores that steal cryptocurrency wallet data by analyzing photos.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • February 7, 2025

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 scams: How to spot and avoid fake online stores
  • scam

Kaspersky spots Maha Kumbh-related scams

Experts at Kaspersky have uncovered fake online stores scamming Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 devotees with fraudulent holy merchandise. Here’s how you can stay safe and protect yourself from online scams.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • February 5, 2025

New Tria stealer intercepts text messages on Android
  • Android

Beware of stealers disguised as… wedding invitations

Attackers are pumping out fake wedding invitations containing malicious APKs to Android users. To find out how to guard against this new threat, read on.

  • GReAT

  • February 3, 2025

How the Banshee stealer infects macOS users
  • apple

Banshee: A stealer targeting macOS users

Banshee stealer, a macOS stealer that emerged last year, is now roaming free on the Web, infecting Mac users and gaining new capabilities. How to protect yourself?

  • Kaspersky Team

  • January 30, 2025

What scareware is and how to protect yourself
  • threats

Scareware: fake threats, real risks

Scareware is malware that scares users into doing something risky. Here’s how it works.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • January 29, 2025

How vulnerable Ecovacs robot vacuums are being hacked
  • def con

Ecovacs robot vacuums get hacked

Unknown hackers are exploiting newly discovered vulnerabilities in Ecovacs robot vacuums to spy on their owners and rain misery upon them.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • January 9, 2025

Crypto scam: seed phrases shared publicly
  • fraud

You found a seed phrase from someone else’s cryptowallet: what could go wrong?

Scammers have invented a new trick — they post cryptowallet seed phrases in YouTube comments using newly created accounts. Here’s how it works

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • December 23, 2024

Mamont banker under the guise of a tracking app
  • Bankers

Malware for delivery tracking

Cybercriminals distributing the Mamont banker under the guise of an application for tracking the delivery of goods at wholesale prices.

  • Dmitry Kalinin

  • December 17, 2024

Which encrypted file storage to choose?
  • tips

How safe is encrypted file storage?

Threats to data stored in Sync, pCloud, and other encrypted alternatives to Dropbox.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • December 12, 2024

How to guard against webcam and microphone tracking
  • tracking

Webcam stalking: fact or fiction?

Is a taped-over webcam or phonecam a sign of paranoia – or smart thinking?

  • Kaspersky Team

  • December 5, 2024

Attackers target sellers on message boards
  • scam

Message boards hit by new video-call scam

Scammers posing as buyers snatch one-time codes during online product demos.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • December 2, 2024

Telegram Premium gift subscription scam
  • telegram

You’ve been sent a “gift” — a Telegram Premium subscription

Cybercriminals are enticing Telegram users with free subscriptions. Is this an unexpected act of generosity or just another scam?

  • Olga Altukhova (Svistunova)

  • November 28, 2024

Black Friday 2024: how to safeguard your finances against scammers
  • tips

How to save your finances on Black Friday

Black Friday is a great opportunity for scammers to line their pockets — but not with your money if you follow our advice.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • November 25, 2024

Kaspersky uncovers a crypto game created by Lazarus APT
  • scam

How (not) to play tanks and catch a backdoor

Cybercriminals have devised a new ruse: luring gamers to a modish crypto tank-game to gain full access to their computers.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • November 8, 2024

How to track Kia car owners online
  • Cars

How millions of Kia cars could be tracked

A vulnerability in Kia’s web portal made it possible to hack cars and track their owners. All you needed was the car’s VIN number or just its license plate number.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • October 28, 2024

What to do if you receive a sextortion email
  • scam

Fifty shades of sextortion

How cybercriminals make money off victims’ love lives.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • October 15, 2024

Docusign-themed phishing emails
  • signs of phishing

Phishing emails and Docusign electronic signature

Phishers have adopted another trick: they send emails pretending to be from Docusign with a fake link to a document that the recipient must sign.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • October 14, 2024

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