Targeted attacks, malware campaigns and other security news in Q2 2019. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q1 2019
Zebrocy and GreyEnergy, four zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, a very old bug in WinRAR, attacks on smart devices and other events of the first quarter of 2019. Read Full Article
Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Top security stories
All too often, both rely on manipulating human psychology as a way of compromising entire systems or individual computers. Increasingly, the devices targeted also include those that we don’t consider to be computers – from children’s toys to security cameras. Here is our annual round-up of major incidents and key trends from 2018 Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2018
LuckyMouse, mobile Trojan Asacub, BusyGasper, KeyPass ransomware and other notable targeted attacks and malware stories of Q3 2018. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q2 2018
Olympic Destroyer worm, Roaming Mantis mobile banker, Operation Parliament cyber-espionage campaign, SynAck ransomware and other notable targeted attacks and malware campaigns of Q2 2018. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q1 2018
In January, we uncovered a sophisticated mobile implant Skygofree that provides attackers with remote control of infected Android devices. Network worm OlympicDestroyer attacked on the Olympic infrastructure just before the opening of the games in February. Read Full Article
Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Review of the Year 2017
The end of the year is a good time to take stock of the main cyberthreat incidents that took place over the preceding 12 months or so. To reflect on the impact these events had on organizations and individuals, and consider what they could mean for the overall evolution of the threat landscape. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2017
Our growing dependence on technology, connectivity and data means that businesses present a bigger attack surface than ever. Targeted attackers have become more adept at exploiting their victims’ vulnerabilities to penetrate corporate defences while ‘flying under the radar’. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q2 2017
The threat from ransomware continues to grow. Between April 2016 and March 2017, we blocked ransomware on the computers of 2,581,026 Kaspersky Lab customers. In May, we saw the biggest ransomware epidemic in history, called WannaCry. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q1 2017
We’ve become accustomed to seeing a steady stream of security breaches month after month; and this quarter has been no exception, including attacks on Barts Health Trust, Sports Direct, Intercontinental Hotels Group and ABTA. Read Full Article