Following the public leak of files belonging to Hacking Team – the company known for selling “legal spyware” to some governments and law enforcement agencies – a number of cyberespionage groups have started using for their own malicious purposes, the tools Hacking Team provided to its customers to carry out...
The technology of Internet-connected cars promises convenience and advantages for the drivers, but Kaspersky Lab warns it also brings new risks to today’s car users. Kaspersky Lab urges car manufacturers to develop better security features as investigators announced exploitation of the first ever zero-day vulnerability for Internet-connected vehicles. A zero-day...
In spite of occasional catastrophic Internet-wide security vulnerabilities, consumers are now at the point where it is increasingly futile to try to avoid financial transactions online. While it is no secret that the Web is a bit of a mess in terms of security, it is also unquestionable that conducting...
MAPFRE Insular, Department of Education, and Embassy of Spain Advocate Road Safety Photo Shows: (from left to right): Bureau of Elementary Education, OIC Asst. Chief, Rogelio Dones, and Education Program Specialist Nerissa Beltran; Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Luis Antonio Calvo, DepEd Undersecretary of Programs and Projects Dina...
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Kaspersky Lab has recorded a rare and unusual example of one cybercriminal attacking another. In 2014, Hellsing, a small and technically unremarkable cyberespionage group targeting mostly government and diplomatic organizations in Asia, was subjected to a spear-phishing attack by another threat actor and decided to strike back. Kaspersky Lab believes...
Manila, Philippines – Young Filipino entrepreneurs are now given the chance to build their knowledge in cybersecurity and win $50,000 or over P2 million* prize fund as Kaspersky Lab recently announced a brand-new global initiative designed to identify and nurture new talent for the security industry. Kaspersky Lab invites Filipino...
Most people would imagine that protecting payment data would be the top priority for any business that deal primarily in online financial transactions. But according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of more than 3,900 IT professionals worldwide, Financial Organizations (banks and service providers) and e-Commerce providers (online retailers) don’t see...
Phishing attacks are by far the most popular form of cybercrime in the 21st century. There have been news reports on the lists of organizations whose customers fell victim to phishing attacks. Phishing scams increase in quality and quantity every day. Whereas spam tends to be merely an annoying distraction,...
Kaspersky Lab’s experts performed a forensic investigation into cyber-criminal attacks targeting multiple ATMs around the world. During the course of this investigation, the company’s researchers discovered a piece of malware infecting ATMs that allowed attackers to empty the cash machines via direct manipulation, stealing millions of dollars. INTERPOL alerted the...
Very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees have the same rate of mobile device adoption as large enterprises. However, most VSBs lack the security awareness, technical expertise, and budget needed to properly protect company-issued or employee-owned (BYOD) mobile devices. Mobile Adoption Surge in Very Small Businesses A Kaspersky...
Popular connected home entertainment devices pose a real cyber security threat due to vulnerabilities in their software, and a lack of elementary security measures such as strong default administrator passwords and encryption of Internet connection. Kaspersky Lab security analyst David Jacoby conducted a research experiment in his own living room...
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