Press Releases
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1 October 2025 Kaspersky has announced a new feature in its mobile app for Android – Notification Protection. It is the anti-phishing tool for messengers’ and SMS notifications. When the feature is activated, Kaspersky for Android identifies and removes scam and...
30 September 2025 Kaspersky has unveiled early insights into the highly anticipated Security Analyst Summit (SAS) 2025, which will take place in Khao Lak, Thailand, this October 26–29. This exclusive four-day event will bring together nearly 200 participants from all...
30 September 2025 Kaspersky Threat Research has conducted an analysis of the Shai-Hulud worm's patient zero package, providing insights into how the self-replicating malware launched its widespread supply chain attack on the npm ecosystem. According to the latest...
29 September 2025 Kaspersky detected and blocked over 142 million phishing link clicks in Q2 2025, a 3.3% increase globally and a 25.7% increase in Africa from Q1. Currently, phishing is going through a shift driven by sophisticated AI-powered deception techniques...
26 September 2025 Kaspersky has uncovered a new phishing campaign targeting WhatsApp users through a fraudulent voting scheme. This attack lures victims with a voting page allegedly featuring young athletes, but other voting topics are being exploited as well. The...
25 September 2025 Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) have uncovered adverts on the darknet offering real-time video and audio deepfake services. Prices reportedly start at $50 for fake videos and $30 for fabricated voice messages, with costs rising...
23 September 2025 Between June and August 2025, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered a new wave of cyberattacks by a threat group called RevengeHotels, which targets hotels to gain access to guests’ payment information. The group has been...
22 September 2025 Kaspersky has announced the release of an enhanced version of its Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security (CWS), delivering advanced protection for hybrid and multicloud environments. The update addresses the growing complexity of cloud infrastructures by...
19 September 2025 Following an 11% total growth of sales globally and 19% growth in Africa in 2024, Kaspersky is ramping up its regional strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa with new distribution partnerships, long-term collaborations, and stronger engagement with...
18 September 2025 Understanding the growing and sophisticated cyberthreat landscape is now a prerequisite for day-to-day cyber defence in South Africa, according to global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky. At a recent media event held in Johannesburg, Maher Yamout,...
17 September 2025 Kaspersky is strengthening its flagship product line, Kaspersky Next, with two new innovative solutions: Kaspersky Next XDR Optimum and Kaspersky Next MXDR Optimum, designed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses. These products offer...
16 September 2025 As Apple opened preorders for the new iPhone, Kaspersky detected a spike in scam exploiting the device's launch hype, with fraudsters deploying fake websites, bogus lotteries, and phony “tester” recruitment schemes to harvest personal data and...
15 September 2025 A recent Kaspersky survey entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour”, showed that professionals surveyed in South Africa, use multiple devices for work: along with a computer, 44,8% of local respondents also use a...
11 September 2025 According to Kaspersky’s statistics over half of general users and nearly 60% of corporate users currently use Windows 10 OS. Only 33% of the audience have already upgraded their devices to the latest OS version—Windows 11. In Africa, 35.95% of...
10 September 2025 Kaspersky is proud to announce the launch of the new External Attack Surface module within its Digital Footprint Intelligence (DFI) service, available directly in the Threat Intelligence portal. This enhancement introduces External Attack Surface...
9 September 2025According to Kaspersky data, there were 29% more attacks on Android smartphone users in the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024, and 48% more compared to the second half of 2024.
8 September 2025 Since late August 2025, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has been observing a new malicious campaign leveraging a stealer — a type of malware designed to steal passwords and other account information. The StealC v2 infostealer...
4 September 2025 Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, and the National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the GITEX Nigeria 2025 conference. The aim of this agreement is to help...
4 September 2025 Whether it is for a few days, a weekend, or even just a few hours, taking time away from screens can have a noticeable effect on your focus, mood and overall well-being. Known as a digital detox, this conscious break from devices and notifications...
3 September 2025A new Kaspersky report reveals that 87% of randomly surveyed websites display cookie notifications, yet most users remain unaware of the serious threats posed by these small data files.
2 September 2025 New Kaspersky data has shown that more Windows and Linux users faced vulnerability exploits in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024. The total number of vulnerabilities registered in the first half of 2025, according to cve.org, also increased...
1 September 2025 As the new international academic year begins, Kaspersky has detected a wave of phishing webpages targeting college and university students as well as professors. Attackers are deploying fake login portals that mimic official university websites,...
27 August 2025 According to data from Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, Sub-Saharan Africa saw 42.4 million web attacks and 95.6 million on-device attacks detected in the first half of 2025. The region recorded more than a double increase in spyware, 64%...
26 August 2025 As children are now growing up in a world where money is mostly digital, cybersecurity has become a fundamental part of financial literacy. Unlike previous generations, their first experiences with money are not only piggy banks, but in-app...