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431 articles

Global outage of Microsoft clients due to CrowdStrike update
  • failure

Global outage due to Friday’s release of CrowdStrike

The story of how CrowdStrike released an update on a Friday and brought down thousands, tens of thousands, or maybe even hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • July 19, 2024

Intimate image abuse – Kaspersky new survey indicates alarming trends
  • nudes

The Naked Truth

How attitudes are changing toward intimate image abuse.

  • David Buxton

  • July 18, 2024

Hidden dangers of free VPN services
  • botnets

How using free VPNs could land you in a botnet

The masterminds behind the colossal botnet encompassing 19 million IP addresses used free VPN services as bait to lure unsuspecting users.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 17, 2024

Zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer
  • vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer

A zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by attackers has been discovered in Internet Explorer — the browser that Microsoft supposedly laid to rest over a year ago.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 16, 2024

Why you need to remove the Polyfill.io script from your website
  • supply-chain attack

Remove Polyfill.io from your website

The JavaScript CDN service Polyfill.io has started spreading malicious code. Remove the service’s script from your website.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 5, 2024

Hijacking GitHub accounts using phishing emails
  • phishing

Phishing on GitHub through job offers to… developers

Developers’ accounts are being hijacked using fake job offers sent from a legitimate GitHub address.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • June 28, 2024

How phishing using progressive web apps (PWAs) works
  • phishing

Progressive phishing: How PWAs can be used to steal passwords

A new phishing technique uses progressive web apps (PWAs) to mimic browser windows with convincing web addresses to steal passwords.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • June 19, 2024

Euro 2024: Common cyberthreats
  • threats

How to watch soccer safely

Tips on how to watch the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament while keeping your money safe and your mood good.

  • Alexey Sadylko

  • June 14, 2024

Phishing notifications from Facebook and theft of business account passwords
  • phishing

Phishing using FB infrastructure stealing business-account passwords

Cybercriminals are using genuine Facebook infrastructure to send phishing emails threatening to block accounts.

  • Andrey Kovtun

  • June 11, 2024

Fake tech support scams: what they are and how to stay safe
  • fraud

“Hi, this is tech support”

Fake tech-support has long been a trend in fraud worldwide. We explain how it works, and what you can do to protect yourself.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • June 3, 2024

How carmakers sell driver data to insurers
  • Cars

I know how you drove last summer

Vehicle makers sell the data collected by connected cars about their users’ driving habits to data brokers – who resell it to insurance companies.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 16, 2024

Critical vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion modems (Gemalto, Thales)
  • KL ICS CERT

Critical vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion M2M modems

Kaspersky ICS-CERT experts have discovered several critical vulnerabilities in Telit Cinterion M2M modems, which are used in millions of devices.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • May 15, 2024

Defending against popular cyberattack tactics and techniques in 2024
  • security services

Top 10 cyberattack techniques used against organizations

What are the most common MITRE ATT&CK techniques encountered in real-world incidents — and how to neutralize them? We investigate using statistics from Incident Response and MDR services!

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • May 14, 2024

How to protect yourself from phishing and malware on GitHub and GitLab
  • phishing

Malware lurking in “official” GitHub and GitLab links

Can you catch malware by downloading files from Microsoft’s repositories on GitHub? Turns out, you can. Stay alert!

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • May 8, 2024

What is credential stuffing?
  • passwords

What is a credential stuffing attack?

A credential stuffing attack is one of the most effective ways to take control of accounts. Here’s how it works and what you should do to protect your company.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 7, 2024

Dropbox Sign e-signature service hacked
  • leaks

Dropbox warns about a Dropbox Sign breach

Dropbox has shared a report on a data breach in the Dropbox Sign e-signature service. What does this mean for users, and what should they do?

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 2, 2024

How to read encrypted messages from ChatGPT and other AI chatbots
  • AI

How hackers can read your chats with ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot

How hackers exploit chatbot features to restore encrypted chats from OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and most other AI chatbots.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • April 24, 2024

Mitigating the risks of residential proxies
  • proxy

Residential proxies: understanding the risks for organizations

Proxyware can make it difficult to detect cyberattacks on organizations — sometimes making the latter unwitting accomplices in crimes.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • April 12, 2024

How to tell that what appears to be a message from your boss is actually the beginning of a scam attack
  • fraud

Is it the boss – or is it a fraudster? Scams disguised as urgent orders from top brass

Got a message from your boss or coworker asking you to “fix a problem” in an unexpected way? Beware of scammers! How to protect yourself and your company against a potential attack.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • March 28, 2024

Ways to detect and curb Living off the Land (LotL) attacks
  • SIEM

How to prepare for Living Off the Land (LotL) attacks

To go undetected, attackers can operate in your network without any malware at all. How to detect them and prevent damage?

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • March 22, 2024

What commercial spyware is, and what different types there are
  • spyware

The most notorious instances of commercial spyware

Commercial spyware — what it is, how it infiltrates devices, what it can do once inside, and how to defend against it.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • March 21, 2024

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