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Tag: Kaspersky


Privacy protection, Security

Drivers: We’ll take that plain dumb car over a flashy data-spilling internet one, thanks

January 12, 2024

Via: The Register

Despite all the buzz around internet-connected smart cars at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, most folks don’t want vehicle manufacturers sharing their personal data with third parties – and even say they’d consider buying an older or dumber car […]


Mobile, Mobile security

Kaspersky reveals previously unknown hardware ‘feature’ exploited in iPhone attacks

December 28, 2023

Via: The Register

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has exposed a previously unknown “feature” in Apple iPhones that allowed malware to bypass hardware-based memory protection. Addressed as CVE-2023-38606, which was patched in July 2023, the issue affected iPhones running iOS versions […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

Bad Magic’s Extended Reign in Cyber Espionage Goes Back Over a Decade

May 22, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

New findings about a hacker group linked to cyber attacks targeting companies in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict area reveal that it may have been around for much longer than previously thought. The threat actor, tracked as Bad Magic (aka Red Stinger), […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

3CX Supply chain attack allowed targeting cryptocurrency companies

April 4, 2023

Via: Security Affairs

As of Mar 22, 2023, SentinelOne observed a spike in behavioral detections of the 3CXDesktopApp, which is a popular voice and video conferencing software product. The products from multiple cybersecurity vendors started detecting the popular software as malware suggesting that […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

Unknown actors deploy malware to steal data in occupied regions of Ukraine

March 22, 2023

Via: The Register

A cyber espionage campaign targeting organizations in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine is using novel malware to steal data, according to Russia-based infosec software vendor Kaspersky. In a report published Tuesday, Kaspersky researchers detailed the infections, which use a PowerShell-based backdoor […]


Hacker, Threats & Malware

BlueNoroff APT Hackers Using New Ways to Bypass Windows MotW Protection

December 27, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

BlueNoroff, a subcluster of the notorious Lazarus Group, has been observed adopting new techniques into its playbook that enable it to bypass Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) protections. This includes the use of optical disk image (.ISO extension) and […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Zimbra Releases Patch for Actively Exploited Vulnerability in its Collaboration Suite

October 17, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

Zimbra has released patches to contain an actively exploited security flaw in its enterprise collaboration suite that could be leveraged to upload arbitrary files to vulnerable instances. Tracked as CVE-2022-41352 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue affects a component of the […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

Spyware, Ransomware, Cryptojacking Malware Increasingly Detected on ICS Devices

September 13, 2022

Via: Security Week

The data comes from ICS-related Windows devices protected by Kaspersky products, including HMIs, SCADA systems, historians, data gateways, engineering workstations, computers used for the administration of industrial networks, and devices used to develop software for industrial systems. In the first […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

Cybercriminals target games popular with kids to distribute malware

September 7, 2022

Via: The Register

With 3 billion players globally, the $200 billion gaming market is an increasingly ripe target for cybercriminals – with the perennially popular Minecraft one of the most targeted lures. As much was confirmed by Kaspersky research published on its Securelist […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

Experts Uncover Details on Maui Ransomware Attack by North Korean Hackers

August 10, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

The first ever incident possibly involving the ransomware family known as Maui occurred on April 15, 2021, aimed at an unnamed Japanese housing company. The disclosure from Kaspersky arrives a month after U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies issued an advisory […]


Network security, Security

Simulation Game Teaches Non-Security Staff How to Handle a Cyber Crisis

November 3, 2021

Via: Dark Reading

With attacks against organizations becoming more sophisticated and damaging, senior executives and business stakeholders are beginning to recognize that they also play a role in enterprise defense. The challenge, then, is to bring together all the different perspectives so that […]


Cyber-crime, Hacker, Malware, Threats & Malware

Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

October 20, 2021

Via: Securelist

Experts at Kaspersky have been investigating various computer incidents on a daily basis for over a decade. Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares […]


Network security, Security

Incident response analyst report 2020

September 13, 2021

Via: Securelist

The Incident response analyst report provides insights into incident investigation services conducted by Kaspersky in 2020. We deliver a range of services to help organizations when they are in need: incident response, digital forensics and malware analysis. Data in the […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Kaspersky Password Manager Generated Passwords That Could Quickly Be Brute-Forced

July 7, 2021

Via: Security Week

Developed by Russian security firm Kaspersky, the Kaspersky Password Manager (KPM) allows users not only to securely store passwords and documents, but also to generate passwords when needed. All of the sensitive data stored in KPM’s vault is protected by […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

April 29, 2021

Via: Security Affairs

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. Experts from Kaspersky explained that in February 2019, multiple antivirus companies received a collection of malware samples, some of them cannot be associated […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

North Korean Hackers Operate VHD Ransomware, Kaspersky Says

July 29, 2020

Via: Security Week

Active for more than a decade and believed to be operating on behalf of the North Korean government, Lazarus has been associated with various financially-motivated attacks, such as those targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. Several malware families have been attributed to Lazarus […]


Cyber-crime, Malware, Threats & Malware

Experts warn of deliveries scams that use a COVID-19 theme

April 28, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

The COVID-19 outbreak is forcing people to work from home and make shopping online causing a consequent increase in the number of home deliveries. Crooks are attempting to exploit the crisis and are carrying out scams using COVID-19 delivery issues […]


Cyber-crime, Malware, Phishing

Financial Phishing Jumped to 51% of All Phishing in 2019: Kaspersky

April 17, 2020

Via: Security Week

In 2019, cybercriminals switched focus from crypto-currency mining to digital trust and privacy issues, but financial threats persisted: threat actors continue to attempt stealing victims’ money, despite no major incidents being reported by the financial industry. Last year, financial phishing […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

Which was the most common threat to macOS devices in 2019? Shlayer malware

January 27, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab revealed that the Shlayer malware was the most widespread macOS threat in 2019. In February, malware researchers at Carbon Black spotted a new strain of the Shlayer malware that was targeting MacOS versions from 10.10.5 […]


Vulnerabilities

Kaspersky Patches Several Vulnerabilities in Web Protection Features

November 27, 2019

Via: Security Week

Kaspersky has patched several vulnerabilities affecting the web protection features present in its Anti-Virus, Internet Security, Total Security, Free Anti-Virus, Security Cloud, and Small Office Security products. Researcher Wladimir Palant informed Kaspersky in December 2018 that he had found some […]