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July 22, 2026 Kaspersky has released a report about a phishing campaign where attackers abuse Microsoft’s authentication mechanism. The campaign spanned from early April to mid-May 2026, and was styled as a notice from a law firm. The goal was to steal victims’...
July 21, 2026 Kaspersky’s latest global survey shows a change in how people go online: 60% of Middle East, Türkiye and Africa users now claim their smartphone is the main device they use to access the internet, pushing the PC into a secondary role. But as the...
July 20, 2026 A new report from the Kaspersky Compromise Assessment division highlights that many organizations are missing cybersecurity incidents due to reactive approaches, insufficient monitoring, and operational deficiencies. The report reveals that in 31%...
July 16, 2026In its latest Sustainability Report for 2024–2025, Kaspersky details how it grows and supports its people, reduces its environmental impact and operates with transparency — three of the five strategic areas that make up the company’s ESG priorities.
July 15, 2026 Kaspersky experts have uncovered a phishing campaign targeting manufacturing facilities in multiple countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The attackers are sending English-language emails, allegedly from potential customers interested...
July 14, 2026 The latest update of Kaspersky’s email security solution enhances threat detection and mail visibility. Key improvements include advanced heuristics for AI-driven phishing and the detection of list-linking attacks. It also adds flexible mail...
July 13, 2026 Сybersecurity and privacy experts are raising concerns around the growing trend of sports fans using generative AI to create World Cup-related images, mock-ups, predictions and social media content. Whilst offering new ways for supporters to engage...
July 8, 2026 According to Kaspersky’s latest findings, AI is highly appreciated among UAE travelers for saving time, finding personalized recommendations and budget-saving offers. However, data security risks awareness is also high, which security experts call a...
July 7, 2026 Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has conducted a major review of the GitHub Actions workflows within top-starred repositories. Leveraging newly introduced Kaspersky Container Security capability, the researchers have discovered...
July 6, 2026 The heatwaves across the world are intensifying and so too are scams targeting cooling systems’ buyers. Posing as well known brands, they lure overheated consumers with fake offers and “too good to be true” discounts on fans and air conditioners....
July 2, 2026 A remote admin tool ScreenConnect is being distributed through fake websites designed to mimic the official pages of well-known software products. In total, researchers identified more than 90 domains spanning 10 languages, including English,...
July 1, 2026 More than a half (56%) of internet users faced fraud over the past year, and 45% became victims of attacks on their devices, accounts or data (social media accounts hacking, data leakage, malware infection etc.), according to a new global survey* by...
June 30, 2026 New Kaspersky GReAT (Global Research and Analysis Team) research into the rapidly growing ransomware group known as The Gentlemen has showed that the attackers have evolved their tactics through new custom-built tools – a backdoor designed to...
June 29, 2026 From January to April 2026, Kaspersky security solutions* detected more than 33,300 attacks on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), in which malicious or unwanted software for PCs were disguised as popular artificial intelligence (AI) services....
June 25, 2026 Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team has today announced the discovery of a new sophisticated malicious campaign – StrikeShark. The attackers targeted multiple organizations worldwide, including diplomatic entities in Indonesia, government...
June 24, 2026Kaspersky warns users to be careful with unofficial streaming and betting platforms to avoid losing money and personal data.
June 23, 2026 Kaspersky has released its Sustainability Report for 2024–2025, outlining how the company is working toward a safer and more resilient digital future. The report reflects Kaspersky's broader commitment to responsible business — protecting people and...
June 22, 2026Attackers abuse Steam Workshop to distribute malware disguised as desktop wallpapers, leading to infections and account theft
June 19, 2026 Kaspersky is pleased to announce eight finalists of this year’s SAS CTF qualifying round, the company’s annual competition for professional CTF players and seasoned security experts, that outperformed more than 1,100 participants. With the winners...
June 18, 2026 New research by Kaspersky Digital Footprint (DFI) has discovered that more than one-third of infostealer infections start when users run files directly from temporary browser folders, showing that user behavior remains a key factor behind credential...
June 17, 2026 Creation of custom policies, full system configuration portability, in-depth audit of the control plane cluster and supply chain attack prevention – the new release of Kaspersky’s security solution for containerized environments accelerates...
June 16, 2026 Kaspersky has launched the second part of its report on tech-enabled abuse based on a global study* of 7,600 respondents around the world. The study reveals that nearly 50% of victims of tech-enabled abuse reported that the perpetrator was someone...
June 11, 2026 Recent research by Kaspersky has shown that the so-called “gray” websites repeatedly target all world regions, and this may be driving both financial loss and large-scale data harvesting. Gray websites are deceptive online platforms that fall...
June 10, 2026 Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web applications. Attackers are misusing its capabilities to...