wi-fiIs your router secretly working for foreign intelligence?
Why advanced attackers are interested in your home Wi-Fi access points, and how they maintain control over your devices.
Latest
BYODSchrödinger’s antivirus: is protection dead or alive?
How the research tool Defendnot disables Microsoft Defender by registering a fake antivirus, and why you shouldn’t always trust what your operating system says.
open-sourceHow installing a fake extension from Open VSX led to cryptocurrency theft
This is a story of how a blockchain developer lost US$500 000 to a fake Solidity extension from the Open VSX marketplace.
How to protect yourself from SMS blaster scams
Scammers have figured out how to send text messages that actually bypass cellular networks. How does illicit “SMS blasting” work, why does it matter for travelers, and how to stay safe.
How to shrink your digital footprint
Adjust your daily routines to leave as little data about yourself online as possible.
Top fraud schemes threatening e-commerce
How cybercriminals can exploit your online store — and how to stop them.
travel
hackingFive hacks that were (mostly) just for laughs
Funny hacks that became internet legends: talking traffic lights, a high-school Rickroll, robot vacuums on the rampage, a Lenovo defacement, and a Burger King hijack.
How not to go bankrupt from industrial digitalization
How integrated industrial cybersecurity solutions protect OT networks and reduce the cost of critical incidents.
Gamers
Gamers beware: Trojans have invaded Steam
If you still think that Steam, Google Play, and the App Store are malware-free, then read this fascinating story about PirateFi and other hacker creations disguised as games.
How scammers attack young gamers
Autumn is here, kids are going back to school and also meeting up with friends in their favorite online games. With that in mind, we have just carried out one of our biggest ever studies of the threats young gamers are most likely to encounter.
Live hack: Apex Legends esports tournament scandal
Hackers have long been engaging with the gaming world: from cracking games and creating cheats, to, more recently, attacking esports players live during an Apex Legends tournament. Regarding the latter, we break down what happened and how it could have been avoided.
Mario Forever, malware too: a free game with a miner and Trojans inside
Malicious versions of the free-to-download game Super Mario 3: Mario Forever plant a miner and a stealer on gamers’ machines.
Minecraft players under attack
Minecraft mods downloaded from several popular gaming websites contain dangerous malware. What we know so far.
The Phantom Menace: how gamers of different ages are being attacked
Why scammers are more likely to target kids than hardcore gamers, how they do it, and what they want to steal
Business
threatsHow to survive digitalization
Drawing from INTERPOL’s just-released Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report, we identify which threats most often target developing businesses – and how to stop them.
“B”-grade security: three vulnerabilities in Sitecore CMS
Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the Sitecore CMS platform that enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).
CVE-2025-6019: time to update Linux
Researchers have found a vulnerability that allows attackers to get root privileges on most Linux distributions.
How to choose open-source solutions for your organization
How to assess all the complexities of open-source application integration in advance, and choose the most efficient solutions.
CVE-2025-33053: a good reason to update Windows
Internet Explorer sends its regards: a vulnerability in the HTTP protocol extension allows attackers to run malicious code — even on a modern operating system.
I firmly believe that the concept of cybersecurity will soon become obsolete, and cyberimmunity will take its place.
Eugene Kaspersky
Tips
Digital detox: How to take a safe break from screens
Planning a safe digital detox: a checklist to help prepare for a vacation and unwind in peace.
How to safely convert files
Online converters are a tempting but dangerous way to change file formats. We tell you how to convert files and not get trojanized.
New Year’s resolutions for a cybersecure 2025
Mistakes to learn from in 2024 – and resolutions for a safer 2025.
How safe is encrypted file storage?
Threats to data stored in Sync, pCloud, and other encrypted alternatives to Dropbox.