Kaspersky

FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only 'limited' DDoS success

OK, so you've got a botnet. That don't impress me much

Cyber-crime08 Nov 2022 | 6

Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up, maker of antivirus says

Interview When I saw it, I had to reverse engineer it, Kaspersky's lead security researcher tells us

Security13 Oct 2022 | 17

Modified version of Tor Browser spies on Chinese users

Patiently gathers data that can be used to identify the victims, says Kaspersky

Security05 Oct 2022 | 7

Cybercriminals target games popular with kids to distribute malware

Kaspersky research finds Minecraft and Roblox have the most malicious files associated with them

Security07 Sep 2022 |

Maui ransomware linked to North Korean group Andariel

Attack origins point to April 2021 first strike on Japanese target

Security10 Aug 2022 | 1

China-linked spies used six backdoors to steal info from defense, industrial enterprise orgs

We're 'highly likely' to see similar attacks, Kaspersky warned

Security09 Aug 2022 | 6

Miscreants aim to cause Discord discord with malicious npm packages

LofyLife campaign comes amid GitHub security lockdown

Research02 Aug 2022 | 2

Most organizations hit by ransomware would pay up if hit again

Nine out of ten organizations would do it all over again, keeping attackers in business

Research13 May 2022 | 34

APT gang 'Sidewinder' goes on two-year attack spree across Asia

Black Hat Asia Launches almost 1,000 raids, plenty with upgraded malware

Security12 May 2022 |

Emotet reestablishes itself at the top of the malware world

Botnet infrastructure shut down last year, now central to a fast-spreading email scam, researchers say

Security21 Apr 2022 | 5

Kaspersky cracks Yanluowang ransomware, offers free decryptor

Step one, get some scrambled files back. Steps two through 37...

Security19 Apr 2022 | 27

UK Cyber Security Centre advises review of risk posed by Russian tech

Suggests it's prudent to plan for Putin weaponizing Russian products

Security30 Mar 2022 | 13

Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile named 'threats to US national security'

First Russian addition to FCC's Very Naughty List apparently unconnected to illegal invasion of Ukraine

Security28 Mar 2022 | 24

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

Security software vendor saddened but says its channel is holding firm

Security25 Mar 2022 | 33

Germany advises citizens to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus

Russian biz founder calls it 'an insult'

Security15 Mar 2022 | 102

Kaspersky links new Tomiris malware to Nobelium group

Typical: you wait months for new nasties then two come along at once

Security29 Sep 2021 | 1

Kaspersky Lab autopsies evidence on SolarWinds hack

In a brave move, Russian firm fingers its own govt as one possible source of cyber badness

Security12 Jan 2021 | 21

Reading El Reg while working from home? Here's a pleasant thought: Kaspersky says 1 in 10 of you are naked right now

Those daily Zoom calls just got worse

Bootnotes09 Dec 2020 | 78

RansomEXX trojan variant is being deployed against Linux systems, warns Kaspersky

Inoculation is simple: MFA, regular timely patching

OSes09 Nov 2020 | 9

One year after server hackers left NordVPN red-faced, firm's first colocated setup is online

In brief Plus: Bunch of Cisco fixes for Patch Tuesday week, Fitbit kit hit, RAT malware written in Golang, and more

Security12 Oct 2020 | 6

UEFI malware rears ugly head again: Kaspersky uncovers campaign with whiff of China

It's like Hacking Team all over again

Security05 Oct 2020 | 13

As we stand on the precipice of science fiction into science fact, people say: Hell yeah, I want to augment my eyesight!

They're called glasses, look it up

Bootnotes18 Sep 2020 | 121

Psst.. You may want to patch this under-attack data-leaking Cisco bug – and these Ripple20 hijack flaws

In Brief Plus: US govt sounds the alarm on industrial equipment attacks

Security25 Jul 2020 | 4

I know what you leased last summer: Asset database leak hits Capita, Rolls-Royce, Tesco (every little helps, eh?)

Roundup Plus: Pop's Lady Gaga popped in hack, and more

OSes18 May 2020 |

Please, just stop downloading apps from unofficial stores: Android users hit with 'unkillable malware'

Picked up xHelper 'matryoshka' trojan? Best to just nuke the site from orbit

Security08 Apr 2020 | 32

Kaspersky cleans up poisoned watering hole, Google presses pause on cookie crackdown

Roundup Plus: SystemD has a privilege escalation flaw that needs patching, and more bits and bytes

Security06 Apr 2020 | 16

Why is ransomware still a thing? One-in-three polled netizens say they would cave to extortion demands

American young adults are easiest marks for criminals, study reckons

Security02 Apr 2020 | 17

In a desperate bid to stay relevant in 2020's geopolitical upheaval, N. Korea upgrades its Apple Jeus macOS malware

Nork cash grab nasty gets stealthier

OSes08 Jan 2020 | 13

Want to live long and prosper? Avoid pirated, malware-laden Star Wars free vid streams – and pay to watch instead

Poisoned movie feeds will do more damage than an angry Dalek

Security19 Dec 2019 | 91

Ever wonder how hackers could possibly pwn power plants? Here are 54 Siemens bugs that could explain things

Arbitrary code execution in a controller, what could go wrong?

Security13 Dec 2019 | 43

RDP loves company: Kaspersky finds 37 security holes in VNC remote desktop software

BlueKeep isn't the only bug in town, plenty to go round

Security23 Nov 2019 | 28

Security giants line up behind push to stop stalkerware being used on smartphones

Coalition aims to help users spot and remove covert trackers

Software20 Nov 2019 | 14

Back-2-school hacking: Kaspersky blames pesky script kiddies for rash of DDoS cyber hooliganism

Educational institutions main target during September spike

Security11 Nov 2019 | 7

FBI extends voting security push, LA court hacker goes down, and more D-Link failures

Plus, Kaspersky opens doors on its intelligence portal

Security28 Oct 2019 | 28

If you have a security alert, I feel bad for you, son – you got 99 problems but a hack ain't one

Nearly all admin warnings are false alarms, says Kaspersky, and that's not a bad thing

Security08 Oct 2019 | 14

Kaspersky warns of encryption-busting Reductor malware

Infection manipulates browsers to snoop on TLS comms

Security03 Oct 2019 | 19

Disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy made me do it, says bloke in Russian court on hacking charges

Oh no I didn't, says disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy

Security20 Sep 2019 | 9

When you think how infamous NHS-pwning malware's still hitting the unwary, it'll make you WannaCry – Kaspersky

Ransomware strain was top customer call-out title in 2018

Security30 Aug 2019 | 5

Android PDF app with just 100m downloads caught sneaking malware into mobes

Scram CamScanner, says Kaspersky

Security28 Aug 2019 | 40

Kaspersky and Trend Micro get patch bonanza after ID flaw and password manager holes spotted

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Software15 Aug 2019 | 2

Dodgy-govt fave FinSpy snoopware is back and badder than ever for Android and iOS kit

Dictators, er, er, freedom-loving leaders' spyware choice gets upgrade, claims Kaspersky

Security11 Jul 2019 | 15

Fibaro flummoxed, Georgia courts held for ransom, and more

Roundup Plus, Florida Man out of a job for paying off hackers

Security06 Jul 2019 | 16

Wondering where that upcoming meeting with 'Cheap Viagra' came from? Spammers beat Gmail filters by abusing Google Calendar, Forms, Photos, Analytics...

Kaspersky fingers pro-G filters for letting cyber-muck through

Security11 Jun 2019 | 29

Protip: No, the CIA will not call off a pedophilia probe into your life in exchange for Bitcoin

Kaspersky warns of fake 'dirty agent' scam circulating

Security10 Jun 2019 | 36

Labs are for nerds, it's simply Kaspersky now – just hold still while we cyber-immunise you

Logowatch Inoffensive, nondescript logo screams 'building a safer world'

Security05 Jun 2019 | 21

Enough about me, why do you hate Kaspersky so much? Revealed: Insp Clouseau-esque bid to smear critics as shills

Interview Please speak clearly for the tape... I mean, my ears

Security17 Apr 2019 | 27

Kaspersky updates its cybercrook look book: Smashing Office is hot, browser vulns are not

Over two-thirds of attacks Russian biz spied targeted venerable Microsoft suite

Security16 Apr 2019 | 15

Revealed: Numbers show extent of security fears about security biz Kaspersky Lab

Global sales up 4% but North America element down 25%

Security19 Feb 2019 | 31

It's 'nyet' again, yet again, for Kaspersky: Appeal against US govt ban snubbed by Washington DC court

Appeals judges shoot down Russian vendor's plea

Security30 Nov 2018 | 18

SMS 2FA database leak drama, MageCart mishaps, Black Friday badware, and more

Roundup Plus, why is Kaspersky Lab getting into chess?

Security17 Nov 2018 | 9

Spotted: Miscreants use pilfered NSA hacking tools to pwn boxes in nuke, aerospace worlds

High-value servers targeted by cyber-weapons dumped online by Shadow Brokers

Security19 Oct 2018 | 13

NSA dev in the clink for 5.5 years after letting Kaspersky, allegedly Russia slurp US exploits

Bloke sent down after spilling Uncle Sam's cyber-weapons

Security26 Sep 2018 | 26

Facebook Messenger backdoor demand, bail in Bitcoin, and lots more

Roundup If you're not already suffering from Black Hat/DEF CON overload

OSes18 Aug 2018 | 25

Kaspersky VPN blabbed domain names of visited websites – and gave me a $0 reward, says chap

Updated DNS leak flaws are outside of bug-bounty scope

Security09 Aug 2018 | 19

Silk road adviser caught, Kaspersky sues Dutch paper, and Vietnam's tech clampdown

Roundup Also, Weight Watchers is light on security

Security16 Jun 2018 | 8

Court says 'nyet' to Kaspersky's US govt computer ban appeal

Russian security house to stay locked out of Uncle Sam's networks, for now

Security30 May 2018 | 17