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15 articles

The AMOS infostealer is piggybacking ChatGPT's chat-sharing feature
  • MacOS

Infostealer has entered the chat

A new wave of ClickFix attacks spreading a macOS infostealer are posting malicious user guides on the official ChatGPT website by piggybacking the chatbot’s chat-sharing feature.

  • Vladimir Gursky

  • December 9, 2025

Viruses on official Steam, Minecraft, and Endgame Gear sites
  • gamers

Gamers under fire: malware on official websites

Official gaming websites and platforms may seem safe, but even there gamers occasionally encounter malware. We break down infection cases involving Endgame Gear, Steam, and Minecraft.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • September 18, 2025

WordPress: vulnerabilities in plugins and themes
  • wordpress

Vulnerabilities in WordPress themes and plugins: how to protect your site

WordPress sites are increasingly becoming targets of attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins and themes. In this post, we examine recent cases and share protection tips.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • August 29, 2025

What happens to your computer when you download pirated software
  • pirates

What happens if you download a cracked program?

Spoiler: nothing good. Along with pirated software, you’ll probably pick up a miner, stealer, or backdoor.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • April 8, 2025

How to hack an Eight Sleep smart mattress “Pod”
  • Internet of things

Three ways to hack… a mattress!

A security researcher has investigated his own smart mattress cover, discovering several ways to hack it — including through a backdoor preinstalled by the developer.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • March 26, 2025

The biggest supply chain attacks in 2024
  • supply-chain attack

Supply-chain attacks in 2024

We look at the most notable supply-chain attacks of 2024.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • February 4, 2025

CVE-2024-3094: malicious code in Linux distributions
  • Linux

Malicious code discovered in Linux distributions

A backdoor implanted into XZ Utils has found its way into popular Linux distributions.

  • Editorial Team

  • March 31, 2024

37C3: how ethical hackers broke DRM on trains
  • CCC

Hacking a train: a 37С3 talk

Ethical hackers told 37C3 how they found a few eye-openers while breaking DRM to fix trains.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • January 24, 2024

Alternative malware propagation methods
  • malware

Malware propagation methods

Although malware most often infiltrates corporate infrastructure through e-mail, it’s not the only infection method.

  • Hugh Aver

  • October 6, 2022

DeFi wallet with Lazarus backdoor
  • apt

Lazarus backdoor in DeFi wallet

The Lazarus group continues to prey on cryptocurrency: cybercriminals distribute DeFi wallets with built-in backdoor.

  • Julia Glazova

  • April 20, 2022

Dangerous mods in Cities: Skylines
  • gamers

Attack on Cities: Skylines — malicious code in a virtual city

We explain why game mods can be dangerous, using as an example malicious mods for Cities: Skylines.

  • Enoch Root

  • March 28, 2022

Kaspersky experts found the PhantomLance Trojan backdoor for Android in Google Play
  • Android

PhantomLance Android backdoor discovered on Google Play

Kaspersky experts found the PhantomLance Trojan backdoor for Android in Google Play.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • April 30, 2020

  • threats

Evil pics in Telegram

Cybercriminals attack Telegram users with an old trick for masking malware as pictures.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • February 14, 2018

  • Equation

Preliminary results of the internal investigation into alleged incidents reported by US media (updated with new findings)

In October 2017, Kaspersky Lab initiated a thorough review of our telemetry logs in relation to alleged 2015 incidents described in the media. These are the preliminary results.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • October 25, 2017

  • apple

Apple vs. FBI – what’s going on?

Over the past week or so, we have seen an escalation between Apple and the FBI in regards to unlocking the iPhone belonging to one of the shooters involved in

  • Konstantin Goncharov

  • February 23, 2016

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