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Cybercriminals continue to use COVID-19 as bait in attacks on businesses via email
Cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky discovered how cybercriminals continue to exploit the panic amid the pandemic by actively using the topic of spreading malware such as backdoors and spyware in the past few […]
Kaspersky offers free security solutions for six months to healthcare institutions
Kaspersky announces the free availability of its core endpoint security products for medical organizations, in order to help them stay protected from cyberthreats during the pandemic. The full list of B2B products […]
Stalkerware sample unlocks messaging apps, monitored devices
Kaspersky researchers have found a new sample of stalkerware — commercial software that is usually used to secretly monitor users’ partners or colleagues — which has functionality that supersedes all previously found […]
Kaspersky recognized as Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator 2020
Kaspersky has been acknowledged as a Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator 2020 in the Software category, in line with top IT industry leaders for the second consecutive year. The annual report from […]
Companies urged to beef up cybersecurity as more employees work remotely amid COVID-19 fears
Along with the consistent increase of 2019 coronavirus cases comes the incessant techniques cybercriminals are using to prey on public panic amidst the global epidemic. Kaspersky has continuously been detecting new attack […]
Report: 79% of businesses in SEA plan to boost IT security
The recent high-profile breaches against enterprises in Southeast Asia (SEA) have raised the level of willingness from business owners to invest more in cybersecurity, proven by the latest survey done by Kaspersky. […]
DDoS attacks almost doubled in Q4 2019 compared to previous year
Analysis has revealed that the number of attacks blocked by Kaspersky DDoS Protection in Q4 2018 amounts to only 56% of attacks detected in Q4 2019. Further investigation of botnet activity reveals […]
Malware breaks hearts through fake dating apps
Kaspersky researchers evaluated the risks and challenges of using dating apps Tinder and Badoo, which they found out criminals use as a bait to spread mobile malware or steal personal data. When […]
Kaspersky: Financial phishing grows by 9.5% during the holiday season
Kaspersky researchers detected a 9.5% growth in financial phishing alone in the last quarter of 2019, with spam and scam activity also growing in numbers and variety. This happened over the holidays […]
Account check security feature found 85% of users’ emails are in public domains
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky looked into typical privacy risks and cyberthreats that its users face every day. Upon checking using Kaspersky Security Cloud’s Account Check feature, 85% of users found their email addresses […]
Cybercriminals mask malware as coronavirus info files
Kaspersky detection technologies have found malicious files disguised as documents related to the newly discovered coronavirus that has spread in many countries and prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global […]
Report: PH’s 4M web threats top in Southeast Asia, 7th worldwide
For the second year in a row, the Philippines recorded the most number of internet-borne threats in Southeast Asia, according to the data gathered by Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) for the fourth […]
Scammers exploit new ‘data-leak-compensation’ scheme
Kaspersky detected a new online fraud scheme designed to trick people into thinking they are owed compensation. Under the pretext of offering compensation for personal data leaks, scammers instead urge users to […]
Kaspersky SEA: Enterprise solutions segment grows twofold in 2019
Kaspersky announced recently the three-digit year-on-year (YOY) growth of its enterprise solutions segment last year in Southeast Asia. With its expanding business portfolio specializing in threat hunting, threat intelligence, incident response, and […]
Trojan ‘Shopper’ leaves fake reviews on Google Play using victims’ accounts
Kaspersky researchers detected a Trojan application that “terrorizes” users with unsolicited ads and boosts installations of online shopping applications fooling both users and advertisers. This malicious app visits as the season sales […]
Kaspersky: Ransomware affects 174 cities in 2019
Researchers at Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, observed that ransomware has targeted at least 174 municipal institutions (with more than 3,000 subset organizations) in 2019, that’s a 60% increase compared to […]
Kaspersky: Business IT security budgets 50% lower than average spend
According to statistics from the Kaspersky IT Security Calculator, budgets at 45% of SMBs and 50% of enterprises are below the average spend — which is $205k for small and medium and […]
Phishing, malware attacks surface amid premiere of latest ‘Star Wars’ film
Popular films are often used by cybercriminals as bait to distribute malware, and the latest movie of the “Star Wars” franchise is no exception. This year, what is believed to be the […]
Kaspersky warns Filipinos of banking Trojan during the holidays
Kaspersky is advising Filipinos to practice safe online habits to keep their sanity and be able to revel in the merry-making this Yuletide holiday. The cybersecurity company said cybercriminals are especially fond […]
Cybercriminals may target financial services in 2020
In 2020, financially motivated cyberthreat actors may start to target investment apps, online financial data processing systems and upcoming cryptocurrencies, along with providing paid access to banks’ infrastructures and developing new strains […]
Kaspersky says ransomware now targets back-up data
Kaspersky researchers have identified a new type of ransomware attack that is actively growing in popularity. Targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS), it poses new risks for back-up data usually stored on such […]
Study: Budget allocation still a challenge for cybersecurity officers
Majority (89%) of chief information security officers (CISO) are regularly summoned by the board of directors to provide recommendations for the business. This is a key finding from the latest global survey […]
Kaspersky’s Neumeier named ‘Executive of the Year’ three years in a row
Kaspersky announces that Stephan Neumeier, managing director for the Asia Pacific headquarters, was recently named “Executive of the Year for IT Services” by the Singapore Business Review (SBR) Management Excellence Awards 2019. […]
Kaspersky Threat Portal finds 72% reported cases turn out to be malicious
Kaspersky security researchers have analyzed the anonymized and aggregated statistics from requests to the Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal, an always-on web service with access to several petabytes of global security intelligence data […]
