malware

Almost every cyberattack has the same goal — stealing someone’s money. However, as a vast variety of equipment is getting connected, a buggy device can lead to more serious consequences than

Ransomware has become one of the most notorious cyberthreats. Once a ransomware Trojan infiltrates your system, it stealthily encrypts your files, including your valuable documents, videos and photos. This entire

Turla APT group, also known as Snake and Uroboros, is one the most advanced threat actors in the world. This cyber espionage group has been active for more than 8 years,

While iOS is notorious for being innately secure, headlines over the past three days have challenged that. The noise was brought upon by a ‘terrible’ KeyRaider hack, which compromised more than

So you think hackers and cyberspies are something you only see at the cinema? Think again! The Internet is crawling with weirdos and criminals who are just looking for a chance

Vitaly Kamluk has more than 10 years of work experience in IT security, and now he is Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab. He specializes in malware reverse engineering, computer

I’ve got some bad news and some good news. The bad news The bad news is that we discovered an advanced attack on our own internal networks. It was complex,

The Chinese-language Naikon advanced persistent threat group is targeting military, government and civil organizations located in and around the South China Sea, which is an increasingly contentious hot-bed of territorial disputes between

Yesterday my favorite part of Kaspersky Lab — which is certainly the lab itself – grew, as we have opened our first European Research Center. It will be home to

Yet another APT of the ‘Dukes family’ is hitting high-profile targets, including the US government office. This time it’s CozyDuke, also known as CozyBear, CozyCar or “Office Monkeys” in honor of

Many people still think that malware is a software that completely disrupts normal functioning of PCs. If your computer is working tip-top, it means it‘s not infected, right? Wrong. Malware creators are

It turned out that Lenovo’s laptops had been shipped with an adware called Superfish. It possibly allows eavesdropping on encrypted connections.

Kaspersky Lab researchers uncovered Desert Falcons, the first exclusively Arabic APT group, presenting their findings at the Security Analyst Summit in Cancun.

A malware that cannot be wiped from the victim’s hard drive does exist. However, it’s so rare and expensive, that you probably won’t ever encounter it.

The Carbanak APT group managed to steal a total of $1 bln from dozens of banks worldwide

New version of CTB-Locker, a ransomware that uses Tor and Bitcoin to evade detection and takedowns, should be avoided at all costs.

A researcher has developed a nasty bootkit capable of taking complete control of Mac OS X devices. Here is what you need to know.

For the second time in three years, Sony is the main character in a massive and humiliating cyberattack.

A new variant of the Zeus banking trojan has emerged, targeting consumer accounts at 150 banks in 15 countries.

Kaspersky Lab experts analyze the security and privacy trends that emerged in 2014, including anonymous Tor browsing, ransomware, APT attacks and more.

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