Threats

Experts from Kaspersky Lab studied digital evidence related to the hacking attack on the 2018 Olympics in search of the actual attacker.

Avoid the phishing bait and protect your Telegram account

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

Kaspersky Lab publishes an update on Russian-speaking Sofacy APT activity in 2017

Cybercriminals attack Telegram users with an old trick for masking malware as pictures.

Belgian police and Kaspersky Lab obtain decryption keys for files hit by Cryakl.

Adult content is an ace in the hole for cybercriminals attacking Android devices.

While you’re watching YouTube, someone might just be using your device to mine cryptocurrency.

The cryptomining boom is helping scammers make money out of thin air. The latest method involves fake currency and ransomware.

Sex sells, as they say in advertising. In cyberspace porn serves as one of the most popular tools for malicious activity.

If someone offers cryptocurrency for nothing, remember the only free cheese is in a mousetrap. Here’s what’s really going on.

People put a lot of time, effort, and money into the online games they love. And yet many of them don’t bother to protect their gaming accounts properly.

Many people assume that an HTTPS connection means that the site is secure. In fact, HTTPS is increasingly being used by malicious sites, especially phishing ones.

The Skygofree Trojan comes with a powerful array of spyware features, some unique — like turning on audio recording by geolocation and stealing private messages.

Xiaomi’s robotic vacuum cleaner was hacked by security researchers. However, it proved much more secure than most other smart devices.

Hacked programs freely distributed online are found to be equipped with a hidden NiceHash cryptocurrency miner.

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

The new Loapi Trojan will recruit your smartphone for DDoS attacks, bombard it with ads, or use it to mine cryptocurrency, making it red-hot.

A new study by Kaspersky Lab showed how insecure smart devices really are. We explain how to cope.

Guess the villain — was it hackers or wild animals?

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.