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Gamers are voracious shoppers at sales events, a recent Kaspersky study has revealed

Last year, Kaspersky experts witnessed a significant uptick in stealers and extortion activities on the dark web market. Looking ahead, the company also anticipates new challenges, including a heightened presence of crypto-drainer services, increased promotion of fraudulent websites through search advertising, and a rise in malicious 'loaders'.

Kaspersky researchers have revealed a new lightweight method to detect sophisticated iOS spyware such as Pegasus, new Pegasus-like threats Reign and Predator and created a self-check tool for users.

Kaspersky's decryption tools, accessible through the No More Ransom initiative and its dedicated No Ransom portal, have collectively surpassed 360,000 downloads. These free tools offer effective data recovery solutions for victims of ransomware, underscoring the substantial impact of collaborative cybersecurity efforts.

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has unveiled a previously unknown hardware feature in Apple iPhones, pivotal to the Operation Triangulation campaign. The team presented this discovery at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg.

On December 13, Kaspersky held the final round of its international Secur’IT Cup student competition, in which young cybersecurity researchers submit innovative ideas that address specific cybersecurity problems. The winner of the 2023 contest is the "Net.Resources" team, which came up with and successfully pitched the “PeTTly” project, a comprehensive pet care solution integrated into the systems of IoT devices to track a pet's vital signs.

Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) and Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) uncovered NKAbuse, a novel multiplatform malware. This advanced threat, developed in Go, uses peer-to-peer communication, functioning both as a flooder and a backdoor.

Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered the emergence of three cross-platform threats, and reveals three new strategies being employed by cybercriminals using the FakeSG campaign, Akira ransomware, and AMOS macOS stealer in its latest report.

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has over the past two years uncovered almost 40,000 dark web posts about the sale of internal corporate information. These posts – created by cybercriminals – are used to buy, sell, or distribute data stolen from various companies through cyberattacks. The number of posts offering access to corporate infrastructure has seen a 16% increase compared to the previous year. Worldwide, every third company was referenced in dark web posts associated with the sales of data or access.

Kaspersky’s experts reveal the profound influence of AI on the 2023 cybersecurity landscape in their latest report. Adopting a multifaceted approach, the analysis explores the implications of AI, focusing on its use by defenders and regulators, and separately assessing its potential exploitation by cybercriminals. This comprehensive examination – part of Kaspersky Security Bulletin (KSB) – is a yearly compilation of predictions and in-depth reports illuminating key shifts in the dynamic field of cybersecurity.