Press Releases
27 December 2023 Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has unveiled a previously unknown hardware feature in Apple iPhones, pivotal to the Operation Triangulation campaign. The team presented this discovery at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in...
20 December 2023 Companies are at an increased risk of becoming targets of cyber incidents due to the use of shadow IT by their employees amid the growing trend towards a distributed workforce, a recent study has found. According to research by Kaspersky, 85% of...
19 December 2023 Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered the emergence of three cross-platform threats, and reveals three new strategies being employed by cybercriminals using the FakeSG campaign, Akira ransomware, and AMOS macOS stealer...
7 December 2023 Kaspersky has identified a sophisticated proxy Trojan designed to compromise the macOS operating system. This latest threat is propagated through the distribution of cracked (pirated) versions of legitimate software, posing a serious risk to users...
6 December 2023A new global survey ‘The Super Sale Game: who’s the winner? A study on how we shop and pay’, conducted by Arlington Research for Kaspersky, explores consumers’ views and attitudes towards cryptocurrency.
5 December 2023 Fourteen percent of companies in Europe have experienced cyber incidents due to insufficient cybersecurity investment in the last two years, according to a recent study by Kaspersky. Alarmingly, the manufacturing industry suffered the biggest number...
4 December 2023 Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, with an increase of nearly 3 percent in 2023, compared to the previous year. Particular types of threats also escalated: experts observed a marked surge of 53...
22 November 2023 Employee violations of an organisation’s information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks according to a recent study from Kaspersky. In the last two years, 26% of cyber incidents in businesses occurred due to employees...
21 November 2023 Financial institutions and organizations should fortify their defenses in 2024, as threats will surge driven by AI and heightened automation according to Kaspersky experts. In it’s crimeware report and financial predictions for 2024, the...
20 November 2023 Although most remain “unsure how it actually works”, 40% of C-level executives are planning to use AI and the advantages that can be gained through Generative AI (Gen AI) such as ChatGPT to cover critical skills shortages, according to new research...
14 November 2023 Shoppers searching for Black Friday deals are being encouraged to follow top tips to stay safe and prevent cyber criminals cashing in on the annual sales rush. With Black Friday scheduled on Friday 24th November, Kaspersky is urging shoppers to be...
13 November 2023 IT Security professionals can now sharpen their skills in reverse engineering thanks to Kaspersky’s new online course. Hosted by leading cybersecurity professionals from the Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT), the course is tailored to provide...
8 November 2023 Kaspersky is announcing a new comprehensive security Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution combining multiple security options in a unified platform. Including log collection and correlation, case and asset management, response playbooks...
6 November 2023 The global gaming community, which currently accounts for nearly half of the world’s population, has found itself increasingly under fire by cybercriminals, according to a comprehensive investigation by Kaspersky. In the period spanning from July...
2 November 2023 Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely...
2 November 2023 Kaspersky’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Team has published a monumental study on Asian APTs' Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), providing the most comprehensive information on the approaches identified during their investigation. This...
28 October 2023 A new campaign by the infamous Lazarus group targeting organizations worldwide has been uncovered by Kaspersky's Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). The research presented at Security Analyst Summit (SAS) revealed a sophisticated APT campaign...
27 October 2023 Kaspersky experts have uncovered a previously unknown, highly sophisticated StripedFly malware with global reach affecting over a million victims since at least 2017. Initially acting as a cryptocurrency miner, it turned out to be a complex malware...
24 October 2023 Over a third of automotive c-suite executives believe jargon and confusing cybersecurity terms are the biggest barrier faced when defending against attacks. With privacy and driver safety now actively being compromised by cybercriminals, there are...
24 October 2023 Three malicious threats capable of stealing data and funds have been identified and analyzed in-depth in Kaspersky’s latest crimeware report. The GoPIX stealer that targets the PIX payment system, the Lumar multipurpose stealer, and the Rhysida...
19 October 2023Findings reveal that almost half of UK consumers are regularly sharing passwords used across multiple accounts with friends and family
18 October 2023 Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS CERT) have unveiled significant developments inthe cyber espionage activities targeting Eastern European industrial companies...
17 October 2023 Kaspersky researchers have discovered a persistent campaign compromising a specific type of secure USB drive, used to provide encryption for safe data storage. Dubbed 'TetrisPhantom,' this espionage effort targets government entities in the...
28 September 2023 Kaspersky experts have analysed a recent campaign by Zanubis, a banking Trojan distinguished by its adeptness at assuming the guise of legitimate applications. The investigation also sheds light on the recently AsymCrypt cryptor/loader and the...