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Polyglot ransomware decryption tool released
Kaspersky Lab experts have released a Polyglot ransomware decryption tool, which enables users who have suffered from this ransomware, also known as MarsJoke, to restore their …
Biometric skimmers: Future threats to ATMs
Kaspersky Lab experts investigated how cybercriminals could exploit new biometric ATM authentication technologies planned by banks. While many financial organizations consider …
Cyberattacks cost SMBs an average of $86,500
On average, a single cybersecurity incident now costs large businesses a total of $861,000. Meanwhile, SMBs pay an average of $86,500. To assess the state of the security …
Cybercriminals select insiders to attack telecom providers
Cybercriminals are using insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, according to Kaspersky Lab. In addition, these criminals are also …
Banking customers hesitant to use mobile features due to security concerns
Banking customers are hesitant to use mobile features due to fraud and security concerns, according to Kaspersky Lab and IDC Financial Insights. Their findings show that of …
Lack of security talent is a threat to corporate safety
Large businesses with a small amount of full-time security experts pay almost three times more to recover from a cyberattack than those businesses with in-house expertise, …
New wave of targeted attacks focus on industrial organizations
Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered a new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in 30 countries around the world. Dubbed Operation Ghoul, …
Financial malware attacks increase as malware creators join forces
Kaspersky Lab blocked 1,132,031 financial malware attacks on users, a rise of 15.6 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to the results of the company’s IT …
Top-level cyber espionage group uncovered after years of stealthy attacks
Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered another espionage group that is likely backed by a nation-state. The former have dubbed the threat actor Strider, wile …
Kaspersky Lab launches public bug bounty program
Kaspersky Lab is asking researchers to look under the hood of two of its flagship security solutions and to report any bugs they might find. Kaspersky’s bug bounty …
Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS app sports MITM SSL certificate bug
Security researcher David Coomber has unearthed a vulnerability (CVE-2016-6231) in the Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS app that effectively contradicts its name. As it turns out, …
Law enforcement and IT security companies join forces to fight ransomware
Today, the Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab launched the No More Ransom initiative, a new step in the cooperation between law enforcement and …