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This episode brings you stories of Amazon Alexa, a UK government BCC error, and so-called smart-car apps with hard-coded passwords.

What makes startups dependent on data protection for success?

Commercial spying apps — stalkerware — are not malware in the proper sense of the term, but it’s better to avoid using them anyway.

At RSAC 2019, a SANS Institute instructor talked about how DNS manipulations can be used to hijack a company’s IT infrastructure.

Hundreds of thousands of tokens and cryptographic keys have been discovered on GitHub. We explain why this is bad and how to avoid a leak.

In this episode of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, Dave and Jeff take a look at a bad week for Facebook, a backdoor into ASUS, downed flights in the US, and more.

Introduction Sharing personal and valuable information online has become essential in modern life. A decade ago, the majority of organizations were still prepared to interact with their customers through physical

A new strain of Mirai is equipped with a much wider range of exploits, including some targeted at enterprise-class IoT devices.

Systems designed to guard against car theft can be used to track, immobilize, and steal vehicles.

Why Kaspersky Internet Security for Android and Safe Kids are set to lose some features.

To hijack popular Instagram accounts, scammers are sending phishing e-mails with fake copyright infringement notifications.

Facebook suing developers from Ukraine, Apex Legends’ battle against cheaters, Facebook’s double-edged sword on privacy, and more.

A close look at Pirate Matryoshka malware, and why even inveterate pirates should not download cracked software from torrent trackers.

GandCrab still holds 40% of the ransomware market. Recent distribution methods help the malware stand out.

At Mobile World Congress 2019, our experts presented a study on the security of Motorica smart artificial limbs.

“Security awareness” means different things to different people. Here’s what we mean when talking about this subject.

Adult websites are often seen as a security threat, but few know that Trojans could be after their porn site accounts.

In this episode of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, the team takes a look at hacks in OKCupid, the acquisition of Eero, and connected refrigerators.

Things you should know about your home Internet connection: How to be sure it is safe and waste no time calling tech support.

Crooks hacked telecom protocol SS7 to steal banking two-factor authentication codes.

How do you explain the basic concepts of staying safe on the Internet to your kids? With a good book, of course!