Interpol takes down 1,300 mostly European servers linked to cybercrime
Interpol says it took down more than 1,300 infected servers. The servers had been linked to suspicious IP addresses and URLs.
During 'Operation Synergia,' Interpol managed to identify 1,300 servers used for cybercrime. The exact activities varied from phishing to ransomware. More than 70 percen... Read more
iPhone spyware used unknown feature in Apple’s SoC for years
An undocumented feature in the Apple SoCs of iPhones has been a key component in a prominent spyware campaign. This is stated by researchers from Kaspersky in a recent publication about the series of attacks known as "Operation Triangulation."
iPhones were susceptible to a spyware attack since 2... Read more
Kaspersky: ‘Hackers increasingly active in IoT device market’
The number of attacks on IoT devices continues to increase, say Kaspersky researchers in their latest overview of this type of attack. In addition, the supply of IoT malware services on the dark web is expanding significantly.
The number of IoT devices continues to grow worldwide. By 2030, the n... Read more
Can Russian Kaspersky convince Europe with a transparency centre?
Cyber security company Kaspersky takes us on a tour of its transparency centre in Zurich. It is the company's ninth centre dedicated to this initiative but has only had a few visitors on the floor due to some corona years. Still, the company believes it is important to keep the centres open. "We ar... Read more
Kaspersky: ‘Companies lack knowledge on how to handle data breaches’
Kaspersky notified 258 companies worldwide last year that their private data was being offered for sale online. The voluntarily made up initiative revealed that many companies handle data breaches incorrectly. During Kaspersky's NEXT 2023, we took some time to talk with the lead researcher behind t... Read more
European companies plan to increase IT security budget over next three years
European companies plan to further increase their IT security budgets over the next three years. This is what Kaspersky found in a recent survey.
According to the security specialist's annual IT Security Economics report, European large and SME companies plan to invest more in their IT security ... Read more
New SessionManager malware attacks Exchange servers
Kaspersky researchers discovered a new malware variant that attacks Microsoft Exchange servers. 'SessionManager' installs a backdoor on affected systems. According to the researchers, mitigation is a difficult process.
Kaspersky notes that SessionManager has been active for 15 months. Some 34 s... Read more
Italian government to cease using Russian anti-virus software
Officials say the move is just a precaution and is not based on any security breach.
Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian anti-virus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They fear Moscow could hijack the programs to hack key websites, offi... Read more
German security watchdog BSI urges public to stop using Kaspersky
German cybersecurity watchdog BSI calls on the German public to stop using Kaspersky's antivirus software. According to BSI, the software puts Germany at risk of Russian cyberattacks.
BSI claims that Kaspersky Antivirus is suited for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks. BSI fears that Russian ... Read more
Dutch government bans Kaspersky software without evidence of abuse
The Dutch government continues to ban Kaspersky's antivirus software despite a lack of evidence for alleged sabotage and espionage.
In 2018, Kaspersky was investigated on behalf of the former administration of the Netherlands. The government feared that Kaspersky was complicit in espionage and s... Read more