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John Snow

63 articles

The personal threat landscape: securing yourself smartly
  • tips

Know your personal threat landscape

You can apply the concept of a threat landscape as used in corporate security to yourself to make it easier to stay protected.

  • John Snow

  • May 26, 2023

Scammers are using social engineering to shake down newly onboarded employees.
  • threats

How too-eager-to-please new employees get scammed

Scammers are using social engineering to shake down newly onboarded employees.

  • John Snow

  • March 14, 2023

How to know if you’re facing a scam: we identify all the red flags in a recent scam that deployed a fake cryptocurrency exchange
  • fraud

How scammers steal cryptocurrency from Twitter users

How to know if you’re facing a scam: we identify all the red flags in a recent scam that deployed a fake cryptocurrency exchange

  • John Snow

  • January 10, 2023

Cryptominers as a threat to cloud infrastructure
  • miners

Mining still a serious threat to business

Miners still pose a threat to businesses — especially ones that use cloud infrastructure.

  • John Snow

  • November 18, 2022

Why messenger mods are dangerous
  • Android

Why messenger mods are dangerous

Another modification of WhatsApp has turned out to be malicious. We explain what’s happened and how to stay protected.

  • John Snow

  • October 12, 2022

Where did that game cheats video on your YouTube channel come from?
  • gamers

Where did that game cheats video on your YouTube channel come from?

The RedLine Trojan stealer spreads under the guise of cheats for popular games and posts videos on victims’ YouTube channels with a link to itself in the description.

  • John Snow

  • September 15, 2022

Signal is secure, as proven by hackers
  • messengers

Signal is secure, as proven by hackers

Users of the Signal messaging app got hit by a hacker attack. We analyze what happened and why the attack demonstrates that Signal is reliable.

  • John Snow

  • August 24, 2022

  • fraud

WhatsApp and Facebook ticket giveaways: viral fraud

WhatsApp and Facebook are swimming in links to ticket giveaways for fairs and airlines. Don’t get excited, though; the tickets are fake.

  • John Snow

  • January 21, 2019

Epidemics, espionage, destruction: We present the most memorable cyberattacks of recent years.
  • attacks

Top 5 most notorious cyberattacks

Epidemics, espionage, destruction: We present the most memorable cyberattacks of recent years.

  • John Snow

  • November 6, 2018

  • Android

5 Fortnite security tips

Fortnite for Android is not available on Google Play. We explain how to download and install it properly, and what else to do to stay safe.

  • John Snow

  • August 31, 2018

  • APT

Sofacy APT turns to the East

Kaspersky Lab publishes an update on Russian-speaking Sofacy APT activity in 2017

  • John Snow

  • February 20, 2018

NRansom: Ransomware that demands your nudes
  • Ransomware

NRansom: Ransomware that demands your nudes

A new blocker called nRansom locks users out of their computers and demands not money, but nude pictures.

  • John Snow

  • September 22, 2017

  • threats

Trojans exploit WAP subscriptions to steal money

How mobile Trojans exploit WAP billing to steal money, and how to protect yourself.

  • John Snow

  • August 25, 2017

Don’t install apps for money
  • Android

Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents

Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.

  • John Snow

  • May 24, 2017

How to choose a VPN
  • tips

How to choose a VPN

Out of so many VPN providers, how do you choose the best one for you?

  • John Snow

  • April 28, 2017

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android
  • SAS

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android

The most sophisticated attack ever seen on any endpoint, this modular spyware lurks on Android and iOS.

  • John Snow

  • April 11, 2017

Three ways to rob an ATM: Remote, almost remote, and physical
  • ATMs

Three ways to rob an ATM: Remote, almost remote, and physical

We investigated three cases of ATM robbery — involving remote-controlled malware, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a drill.

  • John Snow

  • April 4, 2017

Kaspersky AdCleaner: Anti-Banner for iOS
  • products

Kaspersky AdCleaner: Anti-Banner for iOS

Kaspersky AdCleaner is our ad-blocking tool for iOS. Use it to forget about banners, prolong battery life, and open websites faster!

  • John Snow

  • March 23, 2017

Biometric technologies at MWC 2017
  • biometrics

Fingers and eyes at MWC 2017

Protected fingerprint and iris sensors in smartphones, and other interesting security trends from MWC 2017.

  • John Snow

  • March 3, 2017

Survey: Are you ready for the future?
  • predictions

Earth-2050: A glimpse into the future

What will life look like in 20 years? In 30? In the Earth-2050 project, we make some predictions, and you can too!

  • John Snow

  • March 1, 2017

Password and password managers problems: Solved in a single update
  • products

Password and password managers problems: Solved in a single update

Kaspersky Password Manager now has direct access from browser, voice recognition, and more.

  • John Snow

  • February 15, 2017

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