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threats

524 articles

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Bomb threat spam

Cybercriminals are trying to extort money from companies by threatening to bomb their offices.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 9, 2020

  • black hat

How to launch malicious macros unnoticed on macOS

Researcher Patrick Wardle has demonstrated how a chain of exploits can be successfully used to attack macOS Catalina.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • August 27, 2020

How attackers hunt for Battle.net accounts in World of Warcraft, aiming to get valuable content
  • gamers

How cybercriminals victimize WoW players

How attackers hunt for Battle.net accounts in World of Warcraft, aiming to get valuable content.

  • Hugh Aver

  • August 17, 2020

  • Ransomware

Analysis of WastedLocker targeted ransomware

Our experts’ detailed analysis of the prime suspect in the ransomware attack on Garmin.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • July 31, 2020

We explain how to create uncrackable passwords for Steam, Origin, Battle.net, Epic Store, and other gaming platforms
  • gamers

Crack me if you can

How to protect accounts on Steam, Origin, Epic Store, and other such services.

  • Egor Nashilov

  • July 3, 2020

How Trojans steal accounts in Origin, Battle.net, Uplay, and other gaming services — and how to protect yourself
  • gamers

How Trojans steal gaming accounts

A particular type of malware seeks user credentials, including accounts for gaming services such as Origin, Battle.net, and Uplay.

  • Alexander Eremin

  • June 16, 2020

How to set up Kaspersky Internet Security to work with Steam smoothly
  • gamers

How to make Kaspersky Internet Security get along with Steam

We explain how to keep your computer running fast without sacrificing protection.

  • Hugh Aver

  • June 12, 2020

How I taught my parents to use technology such as smartphones, and imparted some cybersecurity basics as well
  • tips

Raising digital parents

Your parents brought you into the digital world. Time to return the favor and raise them right as well.

  • Sanjeev Nair

  • May 22, 2020

How scammers are exploiting delivery problems during the epidemic — and how not to fall for their tricks
  • spam

Fake deliveries in an age of lockdown

How scammers are exploiting delivery problems during the epidemic — and how not to fall for their tricks.

  • Tatyana Shcherbakova

  • April 27, 2020

  • SMB

8 mistakes nearly every small business makes, and how to fix them

When it comes to information security, we’re seeing the same mistakes over and over again.

  • Hugh Aver

  • April 9, 2020

Tips to help telecommuters and other quarantined folks stay safe online while staying home in the midst of COVID-19 epidemic and social distancing
  • coronavirus

COVID-19 survival guide for your digital life

With everyone stuck at home to avoid COVID-19 exposure, working, socializing, and even homeschooling online, cybercriminals see a smorgasbord of ways to exploit the situation.

  • David Emm

  • April 7, 2020

During a cyberattack in Hong Kong, LightSpy spyware infected the iPhones of people visiting counterfeit news sites.
  • iOS

LightSpy spyware targets iPhone users in Hong Kong

During a cyberattack in Hong Kong, LightSpy spyware infected the iPhones of people visiting counterfeit news sites.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • March 27, 2020

Smartphones are always covered in bacteria, but viruses can also survive there, including COVID-19. We explain how to properly disinfect your smartphone.
  • coronavirus

How to keep your smartphone coronavirus-free

Smartphones are always covered in bacteria, but viruses can also survive there, including COVID-19. We explain how to properly disinfect your smartphone.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • March 25, 2020

The MonitorMinor spying app for Android can steal messages, use the built-in camera to take photos and videos, and remotely control the smartphone.
  • Android

The dangers of MonitorMinor stalkerware

MonitorMinor is one of the most dangerous spying apps for Android out there. Here’s why.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • March 16, 2020

How APTs compromise the privacy and security of average citizens that they do not target directly
  • threats

Collateral damage from APTs

How APTs compromise the privacy and security of average citizens that they do not target directly.

  • Alex Perekalin

  • March 5, 2020

The main mobile threat trends of 2019
  • Android

The main mobile threat trends of 2019

Victor Chebyshev talks about the most common mobile threats and attack vectors of 2019.

  • Alex Perekalin

  • February 25, 2020

Fake Burning Man tickets for sale
  • scam

Scammers try to cash in on Burning Man

Inexpensive, no-fuss Burning Man tickets for sale online. Just one problem: They’re fake.

  • Tatyana Sidorina

  • February 20, 2020

The Ginp banking Trojan urges victims to open their banking apps with SMS and push notifications, then overlays these apps and steals banking credentials
  • Android

Ginp mobile Trojan fakes incoming SMS messages

In the hunt for your bank card info, the malware overlays apps with phishing pages and uses fake notifications to get you to open the apps.

  • Alexander Eremin

  • February 14, 2020

The ransomware app now uses infected devices to send SMS messages abroad on the victim’s dime.
  • Android

The Faketoken Trojan sends out offensive texts

The ransomware app now uses infected devices to send SMS messages abroad on the victim’s dime.

  • Alexander Eremin

  • January 13, 2020

  • fraud

Are scammers tired of bitcoin?

Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.

  • Maria Vergelis

  • December 16, 2019

VNC remote access vulnerabilities
  • vulnerabilities

VNC remote access vulnerabilities

Our ICS CERT experts found 37 vulnerabilities in four VNC implementations. The developers have fixed most, but not all, of them.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • November 22, 2019

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