In a world where the Internet and connected devices play such a big role, a major part of children’s lives goes unseen by adults, presenting parents with a difficult question: How do you ensure children are raised in a secure and safe environment without intruding on their privacy? After all, a child left alone with… Continue reading One in Two Children Hide Risky Online Behavior from Parents – Kaspersky Lab Research
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One-In-Five Could Be Signing Away Their Privacy When They Install A New App, Kaspersky Lab’s Quiz Shows
Kaspersky Lab has discovered that consumers are installing apps on their devices, without being aware of the potential consequences. A shocking 63% of consumers neglect to read the license agreement carefully before installing a new app on their phone and one-in-five (20%) never read messages when installing apps; they simply go through the motions of… Continue reading One-In-Five Could Be Signing Away Their Privacy When They Install A New App, Kaspersky Lab’s Quiz Shows
Steam Stealers Target Thousands of Gamer Accounts
In an industry worth over an estimated hundred billion US dollars, gaming is not just big business for developers and manufacturers, but for cybercriminals too. Steam Stealer is a constantly evolving breed of malware that is responsible for hijacking the user accounts of the popular gaming platform, Steam. The malware’s goal is to steal online… Continue reading Steam Stealers Target Thousands of Gamer Accounts
Kaspersky Lab Outperforms the Competition to Secure Testing Top Spot
Kaspersky Lab has claimed top spot in the TOP3 metric for Internet security for the third year in a row, proving that its products offer the best protection from cyberthreats in the industry. Kaspersky Lab products scored more top-three places than any other vendor in comprehensive independent testing throughout 2015. The annual TOP3 rating, devised… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Outperforms the Competition to Secure Testing Top Spot
Kaspersky Lab helps to disrupt the activity of the Lazarus Group responsible for multiple devastating cyber-attacks
Together with Novetta and other industry partners, Kaspersky Lab is proud to announce its contribution to Operation Blockbuster. The goal of the operation is to disrupt the activity of the Lazarus Group – a highly malicious entity responsible for data destruction as well as conventional cyber-espionage operations against multiple companies around the world. The attackers… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab helps to disrupt the activity of the Lazarus Group responsible for multiple devastating cyber-attacks
The Volume of New Mobile Malware Tripled in 2015
The volume of malware targeting users of mobile devices grew more than three times in 2015, compared to 2014. The most dangerous threats in 2015 were ransomware, malware capable of obtaining unlimited rights on an infected device, and data stealers, including financial malware. These are main findings of the annual Mobile Virusology report prepared by… Continue reading The Volume of New Mobile Malware Tripled in 2015
Social Network Sharing Makes Users an Easy Target for Cybercriminals
A quiz from Kaspersky Lab, with more than 1,000 Filipino respondents, has found that almost a third (30%) of social network users share their posts, check-ins and other personal info with everybody who is online – not just their friends. This is leaving the door wide open for cybercriminals to attack, as users remain unaware… Continue reading Social Network Sharing Makes Users an Easy Target for Cybercriminals
Acecard Trojan: Android Users of Over 30 Banking and Payment Apps at Risk
Kaspersky Lab’s Anti-malware Research Team has detected one of the most dangerous Android banking Trojans ever seen. The Acecard malware is capable of attacking users of nearly 50 different online financial applications and services and is able to bypass the Google Play store’s security measures. During the third quarter of 2015, Kaspersky Lab experts detected… Continue reading Acecard Trojan: Android Users of Over 30 Banking and Payment Apps at Risk
World Economic Forum 2016: Kaspersky Lab and WISeKey launch secure mobile app to keep cyber-attackers out in the cold
Kaspersky Lab and WISeKey, a Swiss-based cyber-security company, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos the launch of the WISeID Mobile Security Cyber-Resilience app that protects a user’s most personal and valuable information from cybercriminals. Tackling cybercrime is a global issue, and partnering for cyber-resilience is a key objective for the World Economic Forum… Continue reading World Economic Forum 2016: Kaspersky Lab and WISeKey launch secure mobile app to keep cyber-attackers out in the cold
Kaspersky Lab Named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the Fifth Consecutive Year
Kaspersky Lab recently announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. The evaluation was based on the criteria for both “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute.” This is the fifth year in a row the company has received a leadership position from… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the Fifth Consecutive Year
Adwind: Malware-as-a-Service Platform that Hit more than 400,000 Users and Organizations Globally
Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has published extensive research on the Adwind RAT, a cross-platform, multifunctional malware program also known as AlienSpy, Frutas, Unrecom, Sockrat, JSocket and jRat, and which is distributed through a single malware-as-a-service platform. According to the results of the investigation, conducted between 2013 and 2016, different versions of the… Continue reading Adwind: Malware-as-a-Service Platform that Hit more than 400,000 Users and Organizations Globally
Carbanak and beyond: banks face new attacks
Kaspersky Lab identifies new tricks and copycats of the infamous financial cyber-heist A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed the return of Carbanak as Carbanak 2.0 and uncovered two more groups working in… Continue reading Carbanak and beyond: banks face new attacks