Financial threats

What Malware-as-a-Service includes, on what terms cybercriminals offer it, and what malware they most often distribute under this model

Kaspersky researchers share insight into multistage DoubleFinger loader attack delivering GreetingGhoul cryptocurrency stealer and Remcos RAT.

Recent BlueNoroff and Roaming Mantis activities, new APT related to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, ChatGPT and threat intelligence, malvertising through search engines, cryptocurrency theft campaign and fake Tor browser

On the eve of the global Anti-Ransomware Day, Kaspersky researchers share an overview of the key trends observed among ransomware groups.

In early April, we detected a significant increase in attacks that use banking Trojans of the QBot family (aka QakBot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot). The malware would be delivered through e-mails that were based on real business letters the attackers had gotten access to.

This report shines a spotlight on the financial cyberthreat landscape in 2022. We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies, as well as the dynamics of various Windows and Android-based financial malware.

Clipboard injector malware targeting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Monero, is distributed under the guise of Tor Browser.

Statistics on spam and phishing with the key trends in 2022: two-stage spear phishing, hijacking of social network and instant messaging accounts, import substitution, and survey phishing.

Kaspersky discovers three new variants of the Prilex PoS malware capable of blocking contactless NFC transactions on an infected device.

Kaspersky’s predictions about the threats to corporations in 2023: media blackmail, fake leaks, cloud attacks, and more advanced ransomware.

In this report, Kaspersky researchers discuss propagation methods of several ransomware families, and a vulnerable driver abuse case that may become a trend.

Key statistics for 2022: ransomware, trojan bankers, miners and other financial malware, zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits, web attacks, threats for macOS and IoT.

Kaspersky consumer cyberthreat predictions: console shortage, scams related to new games and shows, cyberattacks in the metaverse, and threats related to online education.

Online shopping security threat statistics and trends in 2022: phishing, scams, banking Trojans—things that you should be aware of as the Black Friday sales are approaching.

This report assesses how accurately we predicted the developments in the financial threats landscape in 2022 and ponder at what to expect in 2023.