The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero-day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr. Expert analysis of the last two suggests the code may have escaped into the wild before it was fully ready, an unusual situation for well-resourced attackers.… Continue reading From zero-day exploits to rampant ‘ransomware’: how advanced targeted attacks evolved in Q2, 2017
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Kaspersky Lab Launches Awards Campaign to Increase Awareness on Internet Safety
Kaspersky Lab has launched a campaign in Asia Pacific to educate the public and spread awareness on Internet safety. Known as the Goondus Awards, the campaign is inviting submissions from the public on Internet mistakes and faux pas that have led to reputational, financial or property damage or loss for individuals. Goondu is a Singlish… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Launches Awards Campaign to Increase Awareness on Internet Safety
Kaspersky Lab Reveals PH Threat Landscape, Advocates Public-Private Collaboration in its First CyberSecurity Summit with the DICT
Kaspersky Lab, in cooperation with the Department of Communication and Information Technology (DICT), held its first-ever cybersecurity summit in the Philippines last Thursday, August 03, to jump-start the collaboration of the two entities in helping the local business sector understand, evaluate, and strengthen their cybersecurity policies. Dubbed “CyberSecurity Summit 2017”, the conference promoted the sharing… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Reveals PH Threat Landscape, Advocates Public-Private Collaboration in its First CyberSecurity Summit with the DICT
Data Risks Give No Rewards, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Users are putting their precious and sensitive data in danger, by the way they share both their information, and their physical devices containing this information with others. Kaspersky Lab’s My Precious Data: Stranger Danger report lifts the lid on data sharing habits and reveals that people who share their data and devices, live digital lives… Continue reading Data Risks Give No Rewards, Kaspersky Lab Warns
5 out of 10 Filipino Internet Users Affected by Cybersecurity Incidents in H2 2016
Yet Half of Netizens Still Unconcerned on Online Security More than half of the internet users in the Philippines have been hacked or infected with malware during the last six months of 2016, according to the Kaspersky Cybersecurity Index. Almost the same number of Filipino respondents admitted their lack of concern towards online dangers. … Continue reading 5 out of 10 Filipino Internet Users Affected by Cybersecurity Incidents in H2 2016
NukeBot: New Ready-to-Attack Version of Dangerous Banking Trojan Caught in the Wild
Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected NukeBot – new malware which has been designed to steal the credentials of online banking customers. Earlier versions of the Trojan were known to the security industry as TinyNuke, but lacked the features necessary to launch attacks. The latest versions however, are fully operable, and contain code to target the… Continue reading NukeBot: New Ready-to-Attack Version of Dangerous Banking Trojan Caught in the Wild
‘Excellent Job, Thanks’: You May Never Know about the Cybersecurity Incidents Caused by Your Employees
Employees hide IT security incidents in 40% of businesses around the world – that’s according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, “Human Factor in IT Security: How Employees are Making Businesses Vulnerable from Within”. With 46% of IT security incidents caused by employees each year, this business vulnerability must be addressed… Continue reading ‘Excellent Job, Thanks’: You May Never Know about the Cybersecurity Incidents Caused by Your Employees
Kaspersky Lab reports on resurgent threat actor targeting South China Sea area
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 order to help organizations better… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab reports on resurgent threat actor targeting South China Sea area
Kaspersky Lab connects cyber-attack on South Korean military with ATM theft – possible tie to Lazarus
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 attacks widely attributed to the… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab connects cyber-attack on South Korean military with ATM theft – possible tie to Lazarus
Will Amazon Prime Day 2017 hit $1bn in Sales in a Single Day? Get the Answer here!
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 it’s not yet widely expansive… Continue reading Will Amazon Prime Day 2017 hit $1bn in Sales in a Single Day? Get the Answer here!
Kaspersky Lab Researcher Creates Free Software Tool for Collecting Remote Evidence After Cyber-Attacks
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 knife for the remote forensic… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Researcher Creates Free Software Tool for Collecting Remote Evidence After Cyber-Attacks
DEL MONTE PACIFIC LIMITED AND FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT VENTURES IN RETAIL AND REFRIGERATED GROCERY PRODUCTS
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 will result in expanded refrigerated… Continue reading DEL MONTE PACIFIC LIMITED AND FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT VENTURES IN RETAIL AND REFRIGERATED GROCERY PRODUCTS