Kaspersky Password Manager has been making passwords that can be easily brute-forced
If you are in the business of generating passwords, you’d probably use an alternative source of entropy, other than the current time. However, for a long time, Kaspersky Password Manager has been doing just that.
In a blog post that caps off a saga that began two years ago, Ledger Donjon head ... Read more
‘Over half of ransomware victims pay the ransom’
More than half of users who fall victim to ransomware decide to pay the ransom. However, only around a quarter of all victims actually manage to recover their lost files.
This is shown in research by security company Kaspersky. The company asked 15,000 people around the world about their experie... Read more
New ‘Ghimob’ Android Trojan can spy on 153 mobile apps
Security experts have discovered a new malware that can spy and obtain data from 153 Android applications.
According to the report released on Monday by security firm Kaspersky, Ghimob (an Android banking Trojan) is believed to have been developed by the same group that developed Guildma (Astaro... Read more
Hackers are using old techniques with a twist to great effect
Being a cybercriminal means being creative and coming up with new ways to breach a network. Usually, some innovation allows the breach of a system. However, while some of the actors out there are working on new ways to get into networks, others use time-tested methods.
In a new report by K... Read more
Hackers stole data for years using backdoors in Google Play apps
Hackers used a backdoor in Google Play for years to steal sensitive data. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Labs published these results.
Kaspersky's research team discovered at least eight Google Play apps with backdoors dating back to 2018. Based on archive research, the resea... Read more
‘Free’ movies popular as a phishing and malware tool
'Click here to see Joker for free', that's how users recently have been tempted to click on a link. They are then directed to a website where they have to fill in a lot of personal information before they can download a strange file. After that, they don't get the movie, but they do get a whole bun... Read more
Windows vulnerability abused to launch targeted attack
A new zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-1458) in Windows, discovered by antivirus company Kaspersky, has been used during the cyber attack Operation WizardOpium. With this vulnerability, malicious parties can bypass the security mechanisms in Google Chrome.
Kaspersky's exploit prevention encounte... Read more
Many companies don’t notice cyber attacks until it’s too late
According to Kaspersky Lab, many companies only notice that a cyber attack takes place when it is already too late. The companies only ask for help when money or data has already been stolen, or when devices have broken down.
Kaspersky Lab states that in a new report, IT Pro writes. Half of the inci... Read more
“Almost half the companies still use Windows 7.
A study by Kaspersky shows that SMEs and enterprise organizations often still use Windows 7. Approximately half of the participants in the study indicated that this was the case. Microsoft's operating system will no longer be supported in a few months' time.
The study shows that 47 percent of SME... Read more
“52 percent of cybersecurity incidents in industry due to human error.
More than half of the cybersecurity incidents at a number of companies detected by Kaspersky were due to 'human error', i.e. employee errors. It concerns an investigation into cybersecurity incidents in industry.
The report, published in July, examined 282 companies in the industrial sector. The... Read more