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In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers discovered an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting organizations located in the area affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Dubbed CommonMagic, this espionage campaign has been active since at least September 2021, and uses a previously unknown malware to gather data from its targets. The targets include administration, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea regions.

Study found that Singaporean youths do not perceive themselves as vulnerable to being hacked and downplays consequence of being hacked

Results based on independent global internet survey by AV-Comparatives.

For those leading in business, tech is fast-moving and sometimes confusing. Insight Story, a new audio series from Kaspersky, explains tech trends to empower business leaders with the insights they need to make the right decisions about emerging tech investment in their business. The audio series will premiere on March 22.

Kaspersky has published a new version of a decryption tool that helps victims of a ransomware modification based on previously leaked Conti source code. Conti is a ransomware gang that has dominated the cybercrime scene since 2019, and whose data, including source code, was leaked in March 2022 following an internal conflict caused by the geopolitical crisis in Europe. The discovered modification was distributed by an unknown ransomware group and has been used against companies and state institutions.

Latest Kaspersky research reveals cybercriminals posted more than 1 million messages mentioning escrow services on the darknet in 2020-2022. Escrow agents are third-party intermediaries involved in such deals to control the fulfillment of agreements and reduce the risks of cheating. They partner with cybercriminals who want to sell or buy data, services, or conclude a partnership - usually earning from three to 15 percent of the transaction. However, the deal can still fail for various reasons, including those related to escrow scams. How such business is done on the darknet is described in a new report by Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team.

A new global survey, conducted by Kaspersky, explores the key digital habits, obstacles and usage of smart home devices.

Last year, nearly 30,000 mobile users globally were targeted by stalkerware – secret surveillance software used by domestic-abusers to track victims – according to the latest Kaspersky State of Stalkerware 2022 report.

In 2022, more 40 percent of operational technology (OT) computers were affected by malicious objects, according to the ICS threat landscape report by Kaspersky ICS CERT. H2 2022 was the period with the highest rate of attacks against industrial sectors with 34.3 percent of computers affected. The second half of the last year was also marked by a rising number of attacks carried out using malicious scripts, phishing pages (JS and HTML) and denylisted resources. Attacks on automotive manufacturing and energy sector showed unprecedented growth and accounted for 36.9 percent and 34.5 percent of all industries.

In its first Sustainability (ESG) report, Kaspersky revealed projects and initiatives implemented to reduce its carbon footprint, narrow the gender gap, and continue to educate the public about the basics of cybersecurity. The report, released in accordance with the GRI and SASB international standards, focuses on the results of the company’s sustainable development for 2021 and the first six months of 2022.