Press Releases
May 29, 2018New research from Kaspersky Lab has revealed that smartwatches can become tools for spying on their owners, by collecting silent accelerometer and gyroscope signals that could be turned into datasets unique to the smartwatch owner.
May 24, 2018Kaspersky Lab study finds global data breach costs jumping up more than a fifth for both enterprises and SMBs
May 22, 2018Vulnerabilities divulge pet’s location, its owner’s sensitive personal data and more
May 15, 2018Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT has analyzed the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) protocol, which is designed for secure data transfer between servers and clients in industrial systems, including critical infrastructure.
May 14, 2018Exploits for Microsoft Office in-the-wild topped the list of cyber headaches in Q1 2018, according to Kaspersky Lab's latest IT threat evolution report.
May 10, 2018Kaspersky Lab’s global channel partner program aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) reached 1,000 registered partners in under a year of the program being available.
May 7, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new variant of the SynAck ransomware Trojan using the Doppelgänging technique to bypass anti-virus security by hiding in legitimate processes.
April 4, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered that an increasing number of cybercriminals are turning their attention to malicious software that is mining cryptocurrencies at the expense of users’ mobile devices.
March 10, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have observed that the Russian-speaking threat actor Sofacy, also known as APT28 or Fancy Bear is shifting its targeting to the Far East.
March 10, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a sophisticated threat used for cyber-espionage in the Middle East and Africa from at least 2012.
March 9, 2018A new attribution method helped Kaspersky Lab identify a very sophisticated false flag.
February 28, 2018This analysis of the financial threat landscape marks the first time, since recording phishing attempts, that figures have reached over 50 percent.
February 6, 2018 Accidental DDoS attacks by spammers, political sabotage and the owners of DDoS botnets attempting to make money from Bitcoin – these are just some of the trends analyzed in Kaspersky Lab's fourth quarter report for 2017 based on data from Kaspersky...
December 18, 2017Woburn, MA – December 18, 2017 – Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a new malware with multiple modules, allowing for an almost endless number of malicious features, from crypto currency mining to DDoS attacks.
December 14, 2017This year’s number of new malicious files increased 11.5 percent from 2016
December 12, 2017Woburn, MA – December 12, 2017 – A new report from Kaspersky Lab has found that consumers could find themselves faced with an unexpected bill this holiday season if cybercriminals compromise their trusted devices.
December 6, 2017 Woburn, MA – December 6, 2017 – According to the Kaspersky Lab IT Security Economics Report, over the past year, businesses have experienced an increase (up to 16%) in both cyberattacks involving DDoS and attacks involving vulnerabilities in...
November 28, 2017Woburn, MA – November 28, 2017 – In 2017, 26.2 percent of ransomware targets were business users, compared to 22.6 percent in 2016.
November 17, 2017Woburn, MA – November 17, 2017 – Annual sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday offer incredible savings opportunities for consumers, but according to Kaspersky Lab these are also peak days for financial phishing attacks.
November 16, 2017New findings point to possible access by multiple third-parties to a computer containing classified data
November 15, 2017 Woburn, MA – November 15, 2017 – Kaspersky Lab today announced its targeted threat predictions for 2018, which are prepared annually by the company’s expert Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), drawing on the research and experience gained...
November 7, 2017 Woburn, MA, November 6, 2017 – Today, Kaspersky Lab is announcing the availability of its latest Q3 2017 DDoS Intelligence Report, which reveals that the share of Linux botnets is continuing to grow – accounting for 70 percent of attacks in Q3,...
November 1, 2017 Woburn, MA – November 1, 2017 – Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a series of targeted attacks against at least 10 financial organizations in multiple regions, including Russia, Armenia and Malaysia, being performed by a new group called...
October 31, 2017Woburn, MA – October 31, 2017 – Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new CryptoShuffler Trojan, which steals cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the device’s clipboard.