Alex Perekalin

This new version of SynAck ransomware uses sophisticated evasion techniques.

What is a cryptocurrency wallet, and how do you choose which one suits you best?

Almost every new smartphone now lets you unlock it with your face — and that’s really bad for security.

Two new fingerprint-scanning technologies revealed at Mobile World Congress 2018 use different approaches.

At MWC 2018, Kaspersky Lab researchers show how easily a smart home can be hacked.

Browser extensions are handy, but they can also be really dangerous. Here’s what can go wrong and what you can do about it.

What miners and Web miners are, why you need to protect yourself, and how Kaspersky Lab products can assist

Can’t resist the convenience of free Wi-Fi? Here’s a way to make it secure.

The post is being updated as our experts find new details on the malware.

We’ve already seen two large-scale ransomware attacks this year — we’re talking about the infamous WannaCry and ExPetr (also known as Petya and NotPetya). It seems that a third attack is on the rise: The new malware is called Bad Rabbit — at least, that’s the name indicated by the darknet website linked in the ransom note.

Every Wi-Fi network using WPA or WPA2 encryption is vulnerable to a key reinstallation attack. Here are some more details and means of protection.

How facial recognition works in the new Apple iPhone X — is it secure enough for you to trust?

What should you do if your antivirus detects something it calls “not-a-virus”? What kind of applications are behind this message, and what is all the fuss about?

Advertising can sometimes be annoying — and sometimes it can be malicious. Businesses that make their money selling advertisements sometimes go too far trying to make sure you see their ads. Recently researchers found that one such business — a big digital-marketing agency — went as far as installing adware on 250 million computers running Windows and macOS all over the world.

Everyone, this is not a drill. It applies to all versions of Android, and at the time of this post’s publication, Google has not yet patched the vulnerability. By using this vulnerability, malicious actors can steal data including passwords; install applications with a full set of permissions; and monitor what the user is interacting with or typing on a keyboard on any Android smartphone or tablet. We repeat: This is not a drill…

A few days ago, an outbreak of the Trojan encryptor WannaCry started. It appears that the epidemic is global. We call it an epidemic since the extent of it is

What is the best channel to exchange private information on? Or even better, what channels should you avoid using for this type of sharing? It goes without saying that it’s