Kaspersky

Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review

Exclusive Those national security threat claims? 'No evidence,' VP tells The Reg

CSO25 Jul 2024 | 56

Kaspersky challenges US government to put up or shut up about Kremlin ties

Stick an independent probe in our software, you won't find any Putin.DLL backdoor

Security18 Jul 2024 | 48

Kaspersky gives US customers six months of free updates as a parting gift

Updated So long, farewell, do svidaniya, goodbye

Security17 Jul 2024 | 15

Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden's ban

After all we've done for you, America, sniffs antivirus lab

CSO15 Jul 2024 | 25

Despite OS shields up, half of America opts for third-party antivirus – just in case

Wisdom of the oldies or just a traditional fear of malware?

Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 50

From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban?

Kettle It's been a long time coming. Now our journos speak their brains

Security22 Jun 2024 | 44

Uncle Sam sanctions Kaspersky's top bosses – but not Mr K himself

Here's America's list of the supposedly dirty dozen

CSO21 Jun 2024 | 17

Biden bans Kaspersky: No more sales, updates in US

Blockade begins July 20 on national security grounds as antivirus slinger vows to fight back

CSO20 Jun 2024 | 111

Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users

Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker

Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4

Kaspersky hits back at claims its AI helped Russia develop military drone systems

Ready, set, sanctions?

Security03 May 2024 | 15

Researchers claim Windows Defender can be fooled into deleting databases

BLACK HAT ASIA Two rounds of reports and patches may not have completely closed this hole

Security22 Apr 2024 | 19

Stalkerware usage surging, despite data privacy concerns

At least 31,031 people affected last year

Security20 Mar 2024 | 1

Half of polled infosec pros say their degree was less than useful for real-world work

The other half paid attention in class?

CSO07 Feb 2024 | 18

Psst … wanna jailbreak ChatGPT? Thousands of malicious prompts for sale

Turns out it's pretty easy to make the model jump its own guardrails

AI + ML25 Jan 2024 | 25

Kaspersky reveals previously unknown hardware 'feature' exploited in iPhone attacks

'This is no ordinary vulnerability' sec pros explain

Security28 Dec 2023 | 43

NKabuse backdoor harnesses blockchain brawn to hit several architectures

Novel malware adapts delivers DDoS attacks and provides RAT functionality

Research15 Dec 2023 | 3

Canada to remove China’s top messaging app WeChat from government devices

Kaspersky also on the way out due to ‘unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security'

Cybersecurity Month31 Oct 2023 | 11

Apple drops urgent patch against obtuse TriangleDB iPhone malware

Kaspersky first found this software nasty on its own phones

Patches26 Oct 2023 | 9

Apple squashes kernel bug used by TriangleDB spyware

Snoops may be targeting macOS in addition to iPhones, Kaspersky says

Patches21 Jun 2023 | 3

Kremlin claims Apple helped NSA spy on diplomats via iPhone backdoor

Did we just time warp back to 2013?

Security01 Jun 2023 | 13

Crooks don't need ChatGPT to social-engineer victims, as they're more than happy to demonstrate

RSA Conference 2023 Not today, AI

Spotlight on RSA29 Apr 2023 | 10

How much to infect Android phones via Google Play store? How about $20k

Or whatever you managed to haggle with these miscreants

Cyber-crime10 Apr 2023 | 9

Malware disguised as Tor browser steals $400k in cryptocash

Beware of third party downloads

Security30 Mar 2023 |

When it comes to database security it's down to people, not tech fixes, to save the day

Interview Get your staff and processes lined up and ready to go

Spotlight on Databases27 Mar 2023 | 5

Unknown actors deploy malware to steal data in occupied regions of Ukraine

If this is Kyiv's work, Russia can Crimea river

Security22 Mar 2023 | 25

Got Conti? Here's the ransomware cure to avoid paying up

Kaspersky cracks the code, so get busy before the next update comes

Security16 Mar 2023 | 5

It's official: BlackLotus malware can bypass Secure Boot on Windows machines

The myth 'is now a reality'

Security01 Mar 2023 | 44

Fast-evolving Prilex POS malware can block contactless payments

... forcing users to insert their cards into less-secure PIN systems

Research03 Feb 2023 | 16

The wages of sin aren't that great if you're a developer choosing the dark side

Salary report shows OKish pay, plus the possibility of getting ripped off and the whole prison thing

Cyber-crime30 Jan 2023 | 18

FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only 'limited' DDoS success

OK, so you've got a botnet. That don't impress me much

Cyber-crime08 Nov 2022 | 6

Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up, maker of antivirus says

Interview When I saw it, I had to reverse engineer it, Kaspersky's lead security researcher tells us

Security13 Oct 2022 | 17

Modified version of Tor Browser spies on Chinese users

Patiently gathers data that can be used to identify the victims, says Kaspersky

Security05 Oct 2022 | 7

Cybercriminals target games popular with kids to distribute malware

Kaspersky research finds Minecraft and Roblox have the most malicious files associated with them

Security07 Sep 2022 |

Maui ransomware linked to North Korean group Andariel

Attack origins point to April 2021 first strike on Japanese target

Security10 Aug 2022 | 1

China-linked spies used six backdoors to steal info from defense, industrial enterprise orgs

We're 'highly likely' to see similar attacks, Kaspersky warned

Security09 Aug 2022 | 6

Miscreants aim to cause Discord discord with malicious npm packages

LofyLife campaign comes amid GitHub security lockdown

Research02 Aug 2022 | 2

Most organizations hit by ransomware would pay up if hit again

Nine out of ten organizations would do it all over again, keeping attackers in business

Research13 May 2022 | 34

APT gang 'Sidewinder' goes on two-year attack spree across Asia

Black Hat Asia Launches almost 1,000 raids, plenty with upgraded malware

Security12 May 2022 |

Emotet reestablishes itself at the top of the malware world

Botnet infrastructure shut down last year, now central to a fast-spreading email scam, researchers say

Security21 Apr 2022 | 5

Kaspersky cracks Yanluowang ransomware, offers free decryptor

Step one, get some scrambled files back. Steps two through 37...

Security19 Apr 2022 | 27

UK Cyber Security Centre advises review of risk posed by Russian tech

Suggests it's prudent to plan for Putin weaponizing Russian products

Security30 Mar 2022 | 13

Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile named 'threats to US national security'

First Russian addition to FCC's Very Naughty List apparently unconnected to illegal invasion of Ukraine

Security28 Mar 2022 | 24

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

Security software vendor saddened but says its channel is holding firm

Security25 Mar 2022 | 33

Germany advises citizens to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus

Russian biz founder calls it 'an insult'

Security15 Mar 2022 | 102

Kaspersky links new Tomiris malware to Nobelium group

Typical: you wait months for new nasties then two come along at once

Security29 Sep 2021 | 1

Kaspersky Lab autopsies evidence on SolarWinds hack

In a brave move, Russian firm fingers its own govt as one possible source of cyber badness

Security12 Jan 2021 | 21

Reading El Reg while working from home? Here's a pleasant thought: Kaspersky says 1 in 10 of you are naked right now

Those daily Zoom calls just got worse

Bootnotes09 Dec 2020 | 78

RansomEXX trojan variant is being deployed against Linux systems, warns Kaspersky

Inoculation is simple: MFA, regular timely patching

OSes09 Nov 2020 | 9

One year after server hackers left NordVPN red-faced, firm's first colocated setup is online

In brief Plus: Bunch of Cisco fixes for Patch Tuesday week, Fitbit kit hit, RAT malware written in Golang, and more

Security12 Oct 2020 | 6

UEFI malware rears ugly head again: Kaspersky uncovers campaign with whiff of China

It's like Hacking Team all over again

Security05 Oct 2020 | 13

As we stand on the precipice of science fiction into science fact, people say: Hell yeah, I want to augment my eyesight!

They're called glasses, look it up

Bootnotes18 Sep 2020 | 121

Psst.. You may want to patch this under-attack data-leaking Cisco bug – and these Ripple20 hijack flaws

In Brief Plus: US govt sounds the alarm on industrial equipment attacks

Security25 Jul 2020 | 4

I know what you leased last summer: Asset database leak hits Capita, Rolls-Royce, Tesco (every little helps, eh?)

Roundup Plus: Pop's Lady Gaga popped in hack, and more

OSes18 May 2020 |

Please, just stop downloading apps from unofficial stores: Android users hit with 'unkillable malware'

Picked up xHelper 'matryoshka' trojan? Best to just nuke the site from orbit

Security08 Apr 2020 | 32

Kaspersky cleans up poisoned watering hole, Google presses pause on cookie crackdown

Roundup Plus: SystemD has a privilege escalation flaw that needs patching, and more bits and bytes

Security06 Apr 2020 | 16

Why is ransomware still a thing? One-in-three polled netizens say they would cave to extortion demands

American young adults are easiest marks for criminals, study reckons

Security02 Apr 2020 | 17