The Kaspersky Lab team announced the release of an updated version of the Kaspersky Safe Kids solution for children’s online security. The update offers quite a lot of innovations, starting with the changed design and interface. Illustration: Kaspersky LabThe application has a single panel where parents can see the digital...
Kaspersky Lab has discovered and studied a non-trivial cyber incident. The attackers managed to steal 1.33 bitcoins from a hardware wallet (at the time of the study, in the amount of $29,585). Moreover, the theft took place when the device, disconnected from the Internet, was in the owner’s safe. Illustration:...
Analysts of Kaspersky Lab shared some interesting statistics about the impact of cryptominers on the environment. In 2022, the solutions of the “Laboratory” prevented more than 200 million attempts to use other people’s devices for cryptocurrency mining. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkKaspersky Lab has developed and implemented a special...
Kaspersky Lab told about their latest discovery. Experts have identified a targeted attack on organizations and companies located in Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. The cyber-espionage campaign was registered at the end of 2022. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkThe attack targets agricultural and transport organizations. As noted in the “Laboratory”,...
The Kaspersky Lab team spoke about a new danger that lies in wait for users and fans of the ChatGPT chat bot with artificial intelligence. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkUnder the guise of the ChatGPT desktop client for Windows from OpenAI, attackers began to distribute malware that steals user...
Kaspersky Lab shared interesting statistics based on the results of a survey in which experts found out the attitude of parents towards children’s passion for digital life and the activities of bloggers. Photo: Julia CoimbraAs it turned out, every second parent (54%) would not want their child to become a...
Kaspersky Lab shared some interesting statistics on the results of the past year. As the press service notes, at least 730 organizations around the world suffered from targeted ransomware attacks in the fourth quarter of 2022. Only eight major cybercriminal groups are responsible for half of these attacks, including Clop...
Kaspersky Lab experts discovered an unusual malicious campaign on YouTube. Under the guise of gaming content, attackers distribute a whole range of malicious files. They upload video descriptions of “cheats” and “cracks”, instructions on how to hack this or that game or software into existing channels without the knowledge of...
On the sidelines of the Army-2022 forum, Kaspersky Lab CEO Evgeny Kaspersky announced that the company is finalizing the functionality of its hack-proof mobile phone to work with critical infrastructure. “We wrote everything from scratch, so we still need to finish it. Camera does not work. We do, but it...
Kaspersky Lab shared some interesting statistics on the work done in the second quarter of 2022. Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 1,164,544,060 attacks from Internet resources located around the world. There were 273,033,368 unique links that triggered web anti-virus. The launch of malware to steal money through online access to bank...
Kaspersky Lab experts discovered and warned the public about an unusual malware campaign. As noted in the laboratory, such a campaign was discovered for the first time. It uses Windows event logs to store malware. Moreover, attackers use a wide range of techniques, including SilentBreak and CobaltStrike, legal penetration testing...
Kaspersky Lab announced the release of a new free solution for decrypting files corrupted by ransomware trojans. According to the developers, the new tool allows you to deal with files encrypted by the Yanluowang malware, restoring access to them. The name refers to the Chinese deity Yanluo Wang, the judge...
Experts from Kaspersky Lab told about the detected banking Trojan called Fakecalls. It can intercept user calls to financial institutions, such as bank help desk. According to experts, the malware masquerades as banking applications of well-known South Korean banks. Under the guise of employees of a financial organization, attackers can...
Kaspersky Lab spoke about an investigation conducted jointly with Interpol, which prevented the theft of funds from the central bank of one of the Latin American countries. The attacker was able to gain access to the entire infrastructure of the bank, including the system of international financial transfers. Hacking was...
