Kaspersky solutions blocked 726,536,269 attacks launched from online resources across the globe, a total of 442,039,230 unique URLs were recognized as malicious. Read Full Article
Verizon’s 2020 DBIR
Verizon’s 2020 DBIR is out, you can download a copy or peruse their publication online. Kaspersky was a contributor once again, and we are happy to provide generalized incident data from our unique and objective research. Read Full Article
Cyberthreats on lockdown
The pandemic has affected us all in some way, so it would be surprising if cybercriminals were an exception. Spammers and phishers were naturally the trailblazers in this but the entire cybercrime landscape has changed in the last few months. Read Full Article
DDoS attacks in Q1 2020
Since the beginning of 2020, due to the COVID-2019 pandemic, life has shifted almost entirely to the Web. This is reflected in the goals of recent DDoS attacks, with the most targeted resources in Q1 being websites of medical organizations, delivery services, and gaming and educational platforms. Read Full Article
Remote spring: the rise of RDP bruteforce attacks
With the spread of COVID-19, organizations worldwide have introduced remote working, which is having a direct impact on cybersecurity and the threat landscape. Read Full Article
Mokes and Buerak distributed under the guise of security certificates
We recently discovered a new approach to the well-known distributing malware technique: visitors to infected sites were informed that some kind of security certificate had expired. Read Full Article
DDoS attacks in Q4 2019
In the last quarter of the year, the number of both attacks and C&C servers fell sharply, while the number of extra-long attacks (over 400 hours) was the highest ever recorded in the history of our observations. Read Full Article
Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019. Statistics
During the year, Kaspersky solutions repelled 975 491 360 attacks launched from online resources located all over the world and 273 782 113 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by web antivirus components. Read Full Article
Biometric data processing and storage system threats
In this report, we will discuss the numerous information security issues affecting biometric authentication systems and present the results of our own research, to provide additional information for a more objective evaluation of risks associated with using existing biometric authentication system implementations. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2019. Statistics
Kaspersky solutions blocked 989,432,403 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across the globe; 560,025,316 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components. Read Full Article