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
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
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
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
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
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
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
When, back in 2015, push notifications were just appearing in browsers, very few people wondered how this tool would be used in the future. Read Full Article
Every year, Kaspersky releases an annual Black Friday alert to highlight how fraudsters may capitalize on increased levels of online shopping at this time of year when many brands are offering their customers appealing discounts. Read Full Article
It is very common to see cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in blogging software such as WordPress and Joomla! for injecting their malicious code. In my research, I decided to investigate this further and see what the current threat landscape looks like by researching the most visited blogs in Sweden. Read Full Article