In early 2017, Kaspersky Lab researchers noted increased activity by an APT called Spring Dragon (also known as LotusBlossom). The attacks involved new and evolved tools and techniques and targeted countries around the South China Sea. Kaspersky Lab’s experts have published their analysis of the attackers’ toolset over time in...
Following a detailed malware analysis, Kaspersky Lab researchers have connected a 2016 cyberespionage attack on South Korea’s defense agency with a later attack that infected 60 ATMs and stole the data from over 2,000 credit cards. Further, the malicious code and techniques used in both attacks share similarities with earlier...
Amazon is the behemoth of online retail and its dedicated online sales day known as Prime Day is something that today rivals the likes of major retail “events” like Black Friday and Cyber Monday in terms of excitement by shoppers. The Prime Day offers are open to people in 13 countries so...
To overcome the need for investigators to travel far and wide to gather evidence from infected computers after a cyberattack, a Kaspersky Lab expert has developed a simple tool that can remotely collect vital data without risk of its contamination or loss. Named BitScout, the tool can build a swiss-army...
Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL, dual listed on the Mainboards of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and the Philippine Stocky Exchange, Bloomberg: DELM SP/ DMPL PM) and Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP) are pleased to announce a series of new joint ventures between the two companies that...
To support the expansion of its business in Asia Pacific, Kaspersky Lab today announces the opening of a new location in Singapore for its regional HQ. Photo 1: Eugene Kaspersky (left) Kaspersky Lab Founder and CEO and Stephan Neumeier (right) Kaspersky Lab Asia Pacific Managing Director open yesterday the global...
The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according Kaspersky Lab’s researchers. With over 6 billion smart devices being used across the globe, people are increasingly being put at risk from malware targeting their connected lives....
Kaspersky Lab’s analysts are investigating the new wave of ransomware attacks targeting organizations across the world. Our preliminary findings suggest that it is not a variant of Petya ransomware as publically reported, but a new ransomware that has not been seen before. That is why we have named it NotPetya....
With more than 60 million active social media users as of last year logging an average daily use of 4.17 hours, Filipinos spend more time on social media compared to anyone else in the world, according to We Are Social’s Digital in 2017 Southeast Asia report. This fondness of Filipinos...
The crippling financial implications of online banking security incidents have been brought to light by the latest Kaspersky Lab report into cybersecurity threats in the financial sector. The report shows that an accident involving a bank’s online banking services costs the organization $1,754,000 on average – that’s double the price...
Kaspersky Lab has recently bagged three honors at the 2017 Network World Asia Information Management Awards. The cybersecurity company was awarded lead winner in the Cyber Security Solution category, joint winner in the Endpoint & Mobile Data Protection category and was named one of the top Asia Pacific Security Vendors...
By: Sanjeev Nair | Corporate Communications Manager at Kaspersky Lab Southeast Asia My parents never had it easy with me when I was growing up, being the youngest and the most mischievous child. When I got caught for my misdeeds, there was always punishment which involved a cane followed by...
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