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18 December 2025 2025 has been a year defined by sustained pressure on industrial environments mirrored by increasingly complex global threat dynamics. According to the new Kaspersky Security Bulletin report, the share of ICS computers attacked with malware remained...
17 December 2025According to Kaspersky’s latest findings, virtual presents and personalised greetings are highly popular for the 2025/2026 holiday season with streaming service subscriptions and gaming credits topping users’ lists.
15 December 2025 Kaspersky Threat Research has identified a new malware campaign that uses paid Google search ads and shared conversations on the official ChatGPT website to trick Mac users into running a command that installs the AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer)...
11 December 2025 The Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team has uncovered a malware-as-a-service campaign targeting ebook readers across Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh and Germany. Cybercriminals are disguising sophisticated malware as bestselling Turkish and Arabic...
10 December 2025 Kaspersky has detected a malicious campaign, where attackers leverage AI-generated websites to distribute versions of the legitimate remote access tool Syncro. These fake sites attract users via search engines or phishing emails and mimic popular...
9 December 2025 The 2025 Kaspersky Security Bulletin provides a review of the major cybersecurity trends of the year and offers a look towards the future of cybersecurity, including within the financial sector. According to the report, in 2025, the financial sector...
8 December 2025 Kaspersky’s latest research reveals that the majority of compromised passwords not only violate password-safety guidelines but also remain unchanged for extended periods, which drastically reduces their security. To provide users with access to more...
3 December 2025 Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 500,000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally – there was a 59% surge in password stealer detections,...
2 December 2025 A recent Kaspersky survey in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour”, found that just 46% of professionals surveyed in South Africa received training on digital...
1 December 2025 Embedded devices – from ATMs and point-of-sale systems to computerised medical equipment – which offer quick rewards through both direct financial gain and access to valuable sensitive data – have become regular targets for cybercriminals. The use...
27 November 2025 Kaspersky reports that in 2025, cybercriminals continued to use seasonal shopping periods to distribute phishing pages and fraudulent promotions aimed at collecting personal and payment information. Gaming platforms also remained a prominent target...
26 November 2025 Kaspersky SD-WAN now provides enhanced network reliability and management with new hardware models, advanced troubleshooting tools, improved LTE diagnostics and scalable CPE support. These features enable more secure, efficient and flexible network...
25 November 2025 Kaspersky in collaboration with VDC Research announced that in the first three quarters of 2025 ransomware attacks on manufacturing organisations could have generated over $18 billion in losses. This figure reflects just the direct cost of an idle...
24 November 2025 With Black Friday fast approaching, consumers are sure to be turning to artificial intelligence (AI) in increasing numbers. From personalised shopping agents to virtual try-ons, AI promises a smoother, more efficient path to the perfect purchase....
19 November 2025 Kaspersky warns users across South Africa about a wave of fake investment platforms that exploit the popularity of online trading and digital investment services. Since 2024, Kaspersky solutions have blocked more than 27,000 phishing scams imitating...
18 November 2025 Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence has prepared a new report Inside the dark web job market: Their talent, our threat. There was a two-fold increase in the number of résumés and jobs posted on underground forums in Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023,...
14 November 2025 Kaspersky’s new platform, ‘Cyber Pathways’, offers a comprehensive look into the essential cybersecurity roles, skills, and tools, to empower professionals to chart their career paths with confidence. Featuring an interactive guidance test and...
13 November 2025This certification not only confirms the company's expertise in cybersecurity but also demonstrates a high level of maturity in its approaches to functional safety.
12 November 2025Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, warns of a prominent threat to website owners, including small and medium-sized businesses: search engine optimisation (SEO) spam and hidden links embedded on legitimate websites.
10 November 2025Personal data breaches have made email blackmail scams increasingly targeted, warns Kaspersky.
6 November 2025 The financial industry is rapidly advancing into a new digital era – more dynamic, intelligent, and interconnected than ever before. However, it brings not only rapid operational processes, highly personalised customer experiences, and limitless...
5 November 2025 Kaspersky is excited to announce the launch of Cyberhygiene - a new free online course on basic cyber hygiene that is сrucial for everyone who uses the Internet and gadgets on a daily basis, but might lack knowledge of the cyber risks involved. In...
4 November 2025 Dynamic link library (DLL) hijacking is a common technique in which attackers replace a library loaded by a legitimate process with a malicious one. It is used by creators of mass-impact malware, like stealers and banking Trojans, as well as by APT...
3 November 2025 Kaspersky has uncovered a phishing scheme targeting users of Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange platform. The attackers tried to trick users into downloading software disguised as an account statement. As a result, users could lose funds or...