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2 months ago | 
kaspersky.com | Alanna Titterington |Stan Kaminsky |Alexey Sadylko
Getting married is certainly one of the most important events in anyone’s life. And in many cultures, it’s customary to invite hundreds of guests to the celebration — including some you barely know. Cybervillains take advantage of such traditions, using wedding invitations as bait to launch attacks on Android smartphone users. Here’s what threat actors have come up with this time, and how to defeat it.
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2 months ago | 
kaspersky.com | Alanna Titterington |Stan Kaminsky |Alexey Sadylko
You may have noticed a slight drop in the amount of coverage of ransomware on our Kaspersky Daily blog in recent years. Sadly, it’s not that ransomware attacks have stopped. Far from it — such incidents are now so commonplace that they’ve become part of the cyber-furniture. Nevertheless, some ransomware attacks still have the power to shock.
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2 months ago | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Alexey Sadylko
Many macOS users believe their operating system is immune to malware, so they don’t need to take extra security precautions. In reality, it’s far from the truth, and new threats keep popping up. Are there viruses for macOS? Yes — and plenty of ’em. Here are some examples of Mac malware we’ve previously covered on Kaspersky Daily and Securelist:A crypto-wallet-stealing Trojan disguised as pirated versions of popular macOS apps.
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2 months ago | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Alexey Sadylko
Imagine: you’re calmly working away on your computer, when suddenly a scary message appears on the screen: “Your computer is infected with viruses! Install an antivirus immediately!” or “Your data is at risk! Clean your system immediately!” Panic? That’s what the scammers are hoping for. This post explains what scareware is and why this threat is dangerous. We also give tips for avoiding falling for scarewarers’ tricks, and protecting you and your family from such attacks. What is scareware?
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2 months ago | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Alexey Sadylko
The traditional network security model — with a secure perimeter and encrypted channels for external access to that perimeter — is coming apart at the seams. Cloud services and remote working have challenged the very notion of “perimeter”, while the primary method of accessing the perimeter — VPN — has in recent years become a prime attack vector for intruders.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kaspersky.com | Alexey Sadylko |Stan Kaminsky
If you’re anything like me, you probably share plenty of photos, videos and documents, and send lots of voice messages and emails every single day too. But how often do you stop to consider the additional data contained in these files? For each of these files/media contains metadata — which can reveal a lot of interesting details not meant for prying eyes; for example, a photo’s time and location, a document’s editing history, device information, IP address, geolocation, and much more.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Mikhail Sytnik
Our security solutions for Android are temporarily unavailable in the official Google Play store. To install Kaspersky apps on Android devices, we recommend using alternative app stores. You can also install our apps manually from the APK files available on our website or in your My Kaspersky account. This post gives in-depth instructions for installing Kaspersky on Android in 2025.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Mikhail Sytnik
Quantum computers remain a highly exotic technology, used by a very small number of companies for very specific computational tasks. But if you search for “quantum computer news”, you might get the impression that all the major IT players have already armed themselves with quantum technology, and that any day now hackers will start using it to crack encrypted communications and manipulate digital signatures.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kaspersky.co.uk | Stan Kaminsky
One of the world’s premier tech events traditionally takes place every year in Las Vegas in early January. Sure, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) pays attention to cybersecurity, but by no means is it top of the agenda. Looking for a giant monitor or AI washing machine? You’re in luck! Smart home protection against hackers?
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kaspersky.com | Stan Kaminsky |Mikhail Sytnik
One of the world’s premier tech events traditionally takes place every year in Las Vegas in early January. Sure, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) pays attention to cybersecurity, but by no means is it top of the agenda. Looking for a giant monitor or AI washing machine? You’re in luck! Smart home protection against hackers?
