Press Releases
16 September 2021 A new Kaspersky Safe Kids research has revealed the online content that children were most interested in during summer 2021. During this time, TikTok managed to overtake WhatsApp in the list of apps where kids spent the most time. Instagram’s...
16 September 2021● 35% of Brits admit to having been contacted by a scammer ● One in six people on dating apps have been victims of doxing, the practice of revealing private information for malicious purposes without a person’s consent
14 September 2021In six in ten (63%) cyberattacks investigated by the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team, adversaries used password brute force and vulnerability exploitation as initial vectors to compromise the organisation’s environment
14 September 2021 The Kaspersky team invites cybersecurity specialists once again to join the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit (SAS) to discuss the changes in the IT security landscape and share their knowledge on recent, sophisticated threats. Our rich conference...
10 September 2021 According to Kaspersky ICS CERT, almost one in three industrial computer was subject to malicious activity in H1 2021. During the first half of 2021, cybercriminals intensively used various types of spyware and malicious scripts while performing...
8 September 2021 A recent Kaspersky survey on the challenges facing small and medium businesses at the beginning of the pandemic reveals preserving jobs was the top priority for almost half of organisations globally (43%). However, the most prioritised challenge was...
7 September 2021 This Sunday, 12th September, the Italian F1 Grand Prix – the highest class of international auto racing – is set to take place. With restrictions driven by the pandemic, not all fans will be able to attend the event and support their teams. As the...
6 September 2021 Kaspersky announced the release of a new solution – Kaspersky Smart Home Security. The new approach will help telecom operators respond to growing consumer demand for the protection of smart home devices. It provides comprehensive protection against...
3 September 2021 The number of users attacked with QakBot – a powerful banking Trojan, in the first seven months of 2021 grew by 65% in comparison to the same period in 2020 and reached 17,316 users worldwide, demonstrating that this threat is increasingly affecting...
1 September 2021 Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products prevented more than 9,500 BEC attacks, including those against businesses in air transportation, industry, retail,...
26 August 2021 The Kaspersky License Management Portal (LMP) — which enables managed service providers (MSPs) to order and manage Kaspersky product licenses — has updated its capabilities to include regular license ordering. The process of renewals and new license...
25 August 2021 Kaspersky analysed anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Privacy Checker, a website that contains helpful advice on privacy settings for various internet services and platforms. The results reflect which services and platforms’ internet users...
24 August 2021 Kaspersky has discovered a malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod (unofficial modification of the app) called FMWhasapp. This mod spreads the Triada mobile Trojan, which downloads other Trojans and can launch ads, issue subscriptions,...
18 August 2021 Since the beginning of the year, Kaspersky has detected more than 1,500 fraudulent global resources aimed at potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining. During this period, the company also prevented more than...
17 August 2021 Kaspersky unveils updates to two of its applications in the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security protection solution for virtualisation and cloud environments – Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux and Kaspersky Security Center management console. The...
16 August 2021 Tomorrow Unlocked, Kaspersky’s documentary production unit, is releasing the latest episode of its hacker:HUNTER series ‘Emotet vs The World Police’. The film reveals the details of an international operation, which resulted in the takedown of...
5 August 2021In Q2 2021, amidst continued disruption in supply chains and mail services, scammers sought to use this fact to steal money and credit card details
3 August 2021Kaspersky has achieved ‘Champion’ status, for the second consecutive year, in the 2021 Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix by Canalys, a renowned global technology market analyst firm with a distinct channel focus
30 July 2021Amazon Prime Day is in full swing and consumers are taking full advantage of one of the biggest shopping events of the year
29 July 2021From March 2020 to July 2021, the global cybersecurity company prevented over a million user attempts to visit these sites*
22 July 2021More than eight-in-10 (84%) UK internet users are willing to share personal data for free access to digital services, Kaspersky’s data privacy heatmap has revealed
21 July 2021According to anonymized metadata voluntarily provided by Kaspersky MDR customers, one-in-10 (9%) prevented cybersecurity incidents could cause major disruption or unauthorized access to the customer’s assets
15 July 2021 Fulfilling one of the Coalition’s founding missions, Kaspersky has co-led the work on the Coalition Against Stalkerware basic technical training on stalkerware aimed to help increase capacity building among non-profit organisations, working with...