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27 August 2026 The growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is happening across multiple sectors and has also led to an increase in the number of vulnerabilities discovered within AI services. Kaspersky’s Quarterly Exploits and Vulnerabilities Report...
26 August 2026 According to a new Kaspersky ICS CERT report, in the second quarter of 2026 the total percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects of different types were blocked continued to decrease, reaching its lowest level since 2022. However, at the...
25 August 2026 Kaspersky has compared the most popular digital hygiene habits for smartphones and PCs and found that cleanup actions differ according to the device. On average, users take more actions to keep their mobile devices clean and updated than their PCs....
24 August 2026 Kaspersky informs about a novel Android malware targeting vehicle Head Units – systems combining multimedia and, in some cases, car control functions. Taking the form of a stealthy multi-stage downloader, this campaign marks the first documented...
20 August 2026 New Kaspersky research into phishing activity leveraging legitimate cloud platforms has revealed over 390,000 such attacks have been carried out in the last 12-months alone. These campaigns leverage trusted services such as Cloudflare Workers,...
19 August 2026 While many people are still making the most of the international summer season and exploring new destinations through guides such as the Kaspersky Safe Travel Insights, businesses are preparing for the return to a more active working rhythm....
18 August 2026 By deploying Kaspersky Next XDR Expert, the Egypt based healthcare leader reduced investigation time for high severity incidents from eight to just two hours. This enabled CHG to swiftly mitigate threats, limit operational disruption, and keep...
18 August 2026 Gen Z uses artificial intelligence (AI) more actively than other generations. Almost half use AI every day or almost every day, while more than a quarter already interact with it as they would with a friend, according to new research* conducted by...
17 August 2026 Kaspersky has released a new update to its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, introducing capabilities that further strengthen monitoring, threat detection and investigation across customer environments and give security teams broader...
14 August 2026 Kaspersky has discovered a new multi-stage attack by the Head Mare APT group against organisations with PhantomCore and PhantomGraph backdoors. To deliver these backdoors, the attackers exploit vulnerabilities in unpatched TrueConf videoconferencing...
13 August 2026 Kaspersky’s latest survey highlights a protection gap between macOS and Windows based devices. While macOS has long been regarded as the more secure operating system, 12% of its users reported malware infections compared with 9% of Windows users....
12 August 2026 As 60% of manufacturers race toward full digitalisation, cyber risk is increasingly manifesting as a business risk, according to a new global report by Kaspersky and VDC Strategy. This means cybersecurity is not merely a compliance function, it is a...
6 August 2026 At the recent Cyber Security Weekend 2026 conference, Kaspersky shared the findings from its survey titled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour” which was conducted among employees from the Middle East, Turkiye and...
5 August 2026 Cybercriminals are taking advantage of travellers as they increasingly rely on digital platforms at every stage of their journey. Over the past year, Kaspersky solutions recorded nearly 270,000 attack attempts distributed under the guise of popular...
4 August 2026 At its recent annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) shared insights about the new OkoBot campaign targeting cryptocurrency users. The new...
3 August 2026 At the recent Cyber Security Weekend – META event, Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) experts presented the latest findings on the cyberespionage threat landscape across the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region. While...
31 July 2026 At its recent Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region Kaspersky shared the results of a global study conducted by its internal research center which surveyed 1,800 IT and cybersecurity decision-makers and...
30 July 2026Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) reveals key cyber threat trends for the first half of 2026 at the recent Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region (META).
29 July 2026 Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered a previously undocumented malware set used by Mirage Kitten APT. The findings were revealed at its annual Kaspersky Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa...
28 July 2026 At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, Kaspersky talked about the risks that advertising data can pose. While the digital advertising ecosystem has become an essential part of today's Internet,...
23 July 2026 At the height of the Northern Hemisphere tourist season, demand for communications and mobile Internet services rises sharply. Kaspersky’s security experts have uncovered scams that target anyone purchasing mobile connections or SIM cards worldwide....
22 July 2026 Kaspersky has released a report about a phishing campaign where attackers abuse Microsoft’s authentication mechanism. The campaign spanned from early April to mid-May 2026 and was styled as a notice from a law firm. The goal was to steal victims’...
21 July 2026 Kaspersky’s latest global survey shows a change in how people go online: 60% of survey participants from the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region now claim their smartphone is the main device they use to access the Internet, pushing the PC...
20 July 2026 A new report from the Kaspersky Compromise Assessment division highlights that many organisations are missing cybersecurity incidents due to reactive approaches, insufficient monitoring, and operational deficiencies. The report reveals that in 31%...