Press Releases
2 July 2016A Kaspersky Lab security expert has uncovered a malware attack that tricked around 10,000 Facebook users around the world into infecting their devices after receiving a message from a friend claiming to have mentioned them on Facebook
29 June 2016 To protect their privacy, UAE users are turning to a multitude of methods to keep their personal data away from prying eyes in the online world, including hiding their devices. Yet multiple research studies from Kaspersky Lab shows that not enough...
29 June 2016 The number of users attacked by ransomware targeting Android-based devices has increased four-fold in just one year, hitting at least 136,000 users globally. A report on the ransomware threat landscape, conducted by Kaspersky Lab, also found that...
27 June 2016Findings, worrying for parents worldwide, have been revealed by the Connected Kids research, carried out by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth.
24 June 2016 While performing a security assessment for one of its clients in the critical infrastructure sector, the Kaspersky Lab Security Services team discovered an important vulnerability. The CVE-2016-4785 vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely...
22 June 2016 The number of users attacked with encryption ransomware is soaring, with 718,536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016: an increase of 5.5 times compared to the same period in 2014-2015. The irreversible consequences of this kind of malware...
21 June 2016 If you’re waiting for a friend, a colleague or even a doctor’s appointment, how long do you think it takes before you check your phone – two minutes? Three? An experiment conducted on behalf of Kaspersky Lab by the Universities of Würzburg and...
20 June 2016 Today Kaspersky Lab is announcing its latest step in its mission to save the world. Understanding the importance of preserving past cultures, for the benefit of future generations, Kaspersky Lab is continuing its cooperation with the Archeological...
16 June 2016As Father’s Day approaches, Kaspersky Lab sheds light on how dads look after their children online and checks whether their care extends from the real world to the virtual one.
15 June 2016Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each
14 June 2016Imperial protection for Imperial Auto and other divisions: the largest network of vehicle dealerships in South Africa has chosen Kaspersky Lab protection technologies
14 June 2016A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has uncovered that banks and payment organizations are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today’s connected and complex technological landscape.
14 June 2016 A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has uncovered that banks and payment organisations are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today’s connected and complex technological landscape. Surprisingly, over a...
13 June 2016 In the lead-up to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Kaspersky Lab analysts and researchers mapped and assessed the security of the Wi-Fi networks visitors will encounter. More than 4,500 single unique access points were discovered in areas near...
12 June 2016More than 100 visitors from 42 countries from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe, gathered in Barcelona, Spain, from May 30 to June 2, for Kaspersky Lab’s annual Emerging Markets Partner Conference.
10 June 2016Kaspersky Lab Performs Cyber Threat Simulation Training at the ITU Cyberdrill ALERT for Arab Region
9 June 2016To protect their privacy, paranoid users are turning to a multitude of methods to keep their personal data away from prying eyes in the online world, including hiding their computers.
8 June 2016Kaspersky Lab has been named a winner at the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2016 collecting the award for “Best Enterprise Security Solution” for a second year in a row.
7 June 2016On Friday, 10 June, thousands of companies across Europe and the rest of the world are likely to discover they have more remote workers than they did the day before, as the Euro 2016 football tournament gets underway