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December 9, 2024 As part of its annual Kaspersky Security Bulletin, the company’s experts have analyzed significant supply chain attacks and IT outages from the past year and explored potential future risk scenarios, providing insights aimed at helping businesses of...
December 5, 2024 As artificial intelligence reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, organizations worldwide face escalating challenges when protecting against sophisticated AI-powered attacks. Despite understanding the severity of the threat, businesses are struggling...
December 4, 2024 Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 467,000 malicious files per day in 2024, marking a 14% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw significant growth with experts reporting a 33% surge in Trojan...
December 3, 2024 According to the recent Kaspersky IT Security Economics report, the majority of companies find the loss of productivity, securing complex tech environments, and enabling data protection to be the most concerning business issues, driven by growing IT...
December 2, 2024 Kaspersky announced today that it has joined the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing (AIM Global), launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). This strategic collaboration...
November 28, 2024 Kaspersky found that a secure USB drive was compromised with malicious code injected into its access management software. This drive was developed by a government entity in Southeast Asia to securely store and transfer files between machines in...
November 27, 2024 According to Kaspersky's latest report, artificial intelligence will become an integral part of daily life, while privacy concerns around biometric data and advanced technologies will take center stage in 2025. These forecasts are part of the annual...
November 26, 2024 Kaspersky has recently assisted its partner law enforcement agencies INTERPOL and AFRIPOL in a joint effort to disrupt cybercrime across the African region. Dubbed “Serengeti,” the operation has led to the arrest of more than 1,000 individuals...
November 26, 2024Companies are planning to increase their investments in information security against the background of growing financial losses from cyber incidents. This trend was revealed in the recent Kaspersky’s IT Security Economics report.
November 25, 2024 Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has outlined their predictions for the 2025 advanced persistent threat (APT) landscape, highlighting significant shifts in cyber threats. These include the rise of hacktivist alliances, increased...
November 22, 2024 On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Kaspersky has launched an Anti-stalking Awareness Guide — a new initiative engaging psychologists and victims of stalking. Combining expertise from multiple...
November 21, 2024 In 2014, Kaspersky premiered its mobile app for password management and protection – Kaspersky Password Manager. For 10 years it has helped more than four million users in 140 countries to generate strong passwords, safely log-in into accounts, and...
November 21, 2024 As concerns about the use of AI in cyberattacks increase, companies worldwide are racing to bolster their cybersecurity strategies, according to Kaspersky survey. In a new study the cybersecurity company revealed that 88% of IT and Information...
November 20, 2024 In Q3 of 2024, Kaspersky experts discovered that the number of users encountering apps that pose as free VPNs increased by 2.5 times compared to Q2 globally. These apps were malware or programs that could be potentially used by malicious actors....
November 20, 2024 Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a supply chain attack campaign targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that remained undetected for nearly a year. The attackers used functional AI chatbot tools as a...
November 19, 2024In 2024, cybercriminals launched over 38 million phishing attacks, impersonating major marketplaces, banks, and tech retailers. Stolen payment card data is actively traded on dark web forums, with prices ranging from $70 to $315 per set.
November 18, 2024 To further enhance global efforts to combat cyber offenses, Kaspersky and AFRIPOL have signed a cooperation agreement in preventing and fighting cybercrime. Covering a period of five years, the document formalizes and facilitates cooperation between...
November 15, 2024 As part of its Kids Cyber Resilience Project, educating children on how to keep themselves safe online while helping them build digital resilience, Kaspersky has launched its global online training series “How to make AI in the education work for...
November 15, 2024 Kaspersky is introducing a new feature in its mobile apps for Android – Who’s Spying on Me, extending its protection against digital stalking. In addition to stalkerware detection, the new feature provides protection from offline stalking by...
November 14, 2024 Kaspersky today announced the opening of its new Transparency Center in Bogotá, Colombia, reinforcing its commitment to trust and transparency in the region. Launched within the framework of Kaspersky’s signature Global Transparency Initiative...
November 14, 2024 In the new Kaspersky Security Bulletin report on crimeware and financial cyberthreats, company’s experts from the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) shared their vision for the financial cybersecurity landscape evolution in 2025. One of the...
November 13, 2024 Kaspersky GReAT analyzed global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) equipment which is used across various industries around the world*. At the Security Analyst Summit (SAS) it was announced that almost 4,000 GNSS satellite receivers were vulnerable...
November 12, 2024 A recent Kaspersky study reveals that businesses are increasingly worried about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyberattacks. According to the findings, 76% of surveyed companies reported a rise in cyber incidents over the past...
November 11, 2024 Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team has identified a previously unseen ransomware strain in active use, deployed in an attack following the theft of employee credentials. The ransomware, dubbed “Ymir”, employs advanced stealth and encryption...