Press Releases
16 August 2017Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a backdoor planted in a server management software product used by hundreds of large businesses around the world.
15 August 2017Exploit packages in-the-wild became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in Q2 2017.
8 August 2017The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero-day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr.
7 August 2017 While analysing multiple cyberespionage and cybercriminal campaigns, Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a new, worrying trend: malicious hackers are increasingly using steganography – a digital version of an ancient technique of hiding...
1 August 2017The second quarter of 2017 was proof that long-lasting DDoS attacks are back in business. The longest attack in the quarter was active for 277 hours (more than 11 days) – which is a 131 per cent increase compared to Q1.
25 July 2017One year ago, on 25 July 2016, the No More Ransom initiative was launched by the Dutch National Police, Europol, McAfee and Kaspersky Lab.
19 July 2017Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected NukeBot – new malware which has been designed to steal the credentials of online banking customers.
12 July 2017Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered a new botnet that cashes-in on aggressive advertising, mostly in Germany and the US.
3 July 2017The recent WannaCry and ExPetr epidemics have proven to many businesses the crippling impact of having their files held at ransom by cybercriminals.
26 June 2017Mobile ransomware actors are focusing their attacks on wealthy countries. Developed markets not only have a higher level of income, but also a more advanced and more widely used mobile and e-payment infrastructure.
9 March 2017Global cyber-security company, Kaspersky Lab, today announces the launch of two threatening yet provocative scents.
19 February 2017Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined the security of applications for the remote control of cars from several famous car manufacturers.
18 February 2017Out of 62 new crypto ransomware families discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers in 2016, at least 47 were developed by Russian-speaking cybercriminals
15 February 2017Kaspersky Lab today launches new password manager to help secure passwords
28 December 2016Newly-discovered Trojan uses unsuspecting Android device users as tools to redirect traffic from WiFi-connected devices to websites controlled by the attackers
6 December 2016 Targeted attackers are using an increasingly wide range of deception techniques to muddy the waters of attribution, planting ‘False Flag’ timestamps, language strings, malware, among other things, and operating under the cover of non-existent...
10 October 2016 A stealthy threat actor known as StrongPity has spent the summer luring users of encryption software to its watering holes and infected installers, according to a paper presented at Virus Bulletin by Kaspersky Lab security researcher, Kurt...
23 September 2016Kaspersky Lab experts have investigated how cybercriminals could exploit new ATM authentication technologies planned by banks
14 September 2016 Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a new malicious app on the Google Play store: “Guide for Pokémon Go”, capable of seizing root access rights on Android smartphones and using that to install/uninstall apps and display unsolicited ads. The app...
9 September 2016Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a new version of the RAA ransomware, a malware written entirely on JScript.
6 September 2016Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the Gugi banking trojan that can bypass new Android 6 security features designed to block phishing and ransomware attacks.
31 August 2016Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered an Android Trojan called Guerilla, which attempts to overcome the Google Play Store anti-fraud protection mechanisms.
30 August 2016At the beginning of the summer, Kaspersky Lab assisted in the arrest of suspects that were part of the Lurk gang, which allegedly stole more than 45 million dollars from a number of companies and banks in Russia
17 August 2016The Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team has discovered new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in multiple countries around the world