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December 24, 2020 Security

One in 10 gamers have had their ID stolen: report

According to the 5,031 gamers surveyed across 17 countries, one in 10 gamers have had their ID stolen and nearly a fifth (19%) have also been bullied while playing.

December 21, 2020 Security

360,000 new malicious files detected per day in 2020: Kaspersky

Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 360,000 new malicious files every day over the past 12 months—18,000 more than the previous year (a 5.2% increase)

December 16, 2020 Security

Attacks on remote desktop protocols touched 3.3 billion in 2020

Attacks on remote desktop protocols (RDP) grew a massive 242% reaching 3.3 billion in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Kaspersky researchers.

December 9, 2020 Security

Targeted ransomware hit 61 entities in APAC in 2020: Kaspersky

At least 61 entities from the region were breached by a targeted ransomware group in 2020. Australia and India logged the highest number of incidents across APAC

November 30, 2020 Security

Kaspersky and CERT-In team-up for cybersecurity

Under the signed MoU, Kaspersky and CERT-In will work together to build a cooperative relationship and facilitate the fulfilment of mutual goals of creating safe and secure cyberspace in India.

August 28, 2020 Security

DeathStalker: A ‘mercenary’ APT group

DeathStalker is a unique threat group which mainly focuses on cyber espionage against law firms and orgaisations in the financial sector.

August 21, 2020 Security

Kaspersky to help varsities, labs on industrial cybersecurity

Kaspersky has launched a new program to help institutions gain better understanding of the latest and most prevalent industrial cybersecurity threats.

August 20, 2020 Security

Phishing attacks goes targeted amid COVID-19

Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted revealed Kaspersky’s analysis. A number of new tricks have also been found – from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications.

August 12, 2020 Security

Zero-day exploits in Windows OS, IE: Kaspersky

Zero-day exploits in Windows OS and IE (Internet Explorer) were used in a targeted attack, revealed Kaspersky.

August 7, 2020 Security

Legitimate tools misused in 30% of cyberattacks : report

Legitimate tools were misused in 30% of cyberattacks, according to Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team’s investigation in 2019.