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Director of Kaspersky Lab’s global research and analysis team Costin Raiu appears on Lab Matters to discuss the security ramifications of the growing dependence on cloud computing. The discussions center on the convenience of using consumer cloud services and some of the risks involved with outsourcing security to third-parties.

Scammers pretending to be Windows Security Support Technitians calling up people trying to trick them to install remote access tools now targeting Sweden.

“Profile me” bot is exploring all Twitpic hosted pictures replying to the authors with the same text phrase…

Fabio Assolini talks about the explosion of banker Trojans in Brazil and explains why it is so difficult to fight back against cyber-crime in the Latin American region.

This year’s attacks are somewhat different from previous years. This time round cybercriminals aren’t just going for hard cash – they are also looking for other assets that can be converted into money.

In developed countries, bank cards are very popular. Consumers don’t have to lug around wads of cash when they can opt for a slim piece of plastic that replaces a heavy purse or wallet.

Here’s the latest of our malware calendar wallpapers.

Kaspersky Lab malware analyst Dmitry Besthuzhev looks at cybercrime in Latin America and makes a prediction regarding state-sponsored cyber-attacks in the region.

In this edition of Lab Matters, Ryan Naraine interviews Kaspersky Lab CTO Nikolay Nikolay Grebennikov about malicious threats on mobile devices. Grebennikov talks about the taxonomy of threats and explains Kaspersky Lab’s vision for protecting data on smart phones.

Over the weekend, someone wrote to us complaining that Kaspersky Lab was sending spam

“Nigerian” spammers are extremely quick to react to the world’s hottest news stories

In Q3 of 2011, the share of spam in mail traffic was down 2.7 percentage points compared to the previous quarter, averaging 79.8%.

Here’s the latest of our malware calendar wallpapers.

The following statistics were compiled in September using data collected from computers running Kaspersky Lab products

Here’s the latest of our malware calendar wallpapers.

Reports

Kaspersky researchers reveal previously undocumented malware attributed to Mirage Kitten (UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, Nimbus Manticore): NightLedger backdoor, ArcBridge, and BridgeHead tunneling tools.

An in-depth analysis of Umbrij, a new tool used by the ToddyCat APT group to compromise corporate email communications in Gmail. The attack targeted OAuth authorization tokens, allowing threat actors to gain access to Google services.

Cloud Atlas attacks the public sector and diplomatic structures of Russia and Belarus, using ReverseSocks, SSH, and Tor for persistence in infected systems and its new tool, PowerCloud.

Kaspersky researchers analyze a range of new PebbleDash-based tools used in recent Kimsuky campaigns and reveal their connection to the AppleSeed malware cluster.

Spam and Phishing

Lab Matters – Cloudy with a chance of stolen data

Windows Security Phone Scam Now Targeting Sweden

“Profile me” bot on Twitter

Lab Matters – Brazil Banks in the Malware Glare

Cybercriminals celebrate Christmas with festive fraud

Online shopping made safe and convenient

Malware Calendar Wallpaper for December 2011

Lab Matters – Cyber crime and cyber war in Latin America

Lab Matters – Detecting Malware Attacks on Smartphones

Fake Kaspersky Antivirus

Gaddafi’s death in spam

Spam in Q3 2011

Malware Calendar Wallpaper for November 2011

Monthly Malware Statistics: September 2011

Malware Calendar Wallpaper for October 2011

Reports

Mirage Kitten targets Middle East and Africa region with new malware

ToddyCat: your hidden email assistant. Part 2

Cloud Atlas activity in the second half of 2025 and early 2026: new tools and a new payload

Kimsuky targets organizations with PebbleDash-based tools