Alleged Hacker Behind Massive ‘Collection 1’ Data Dump Arrested
The threat actor known as ‘Sanix’ had terabytes of stolen credentials at his residence, authorities said.
IT threat evolution Q1 2020. Statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts for Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky solutions blocked 726,536,269 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across the globe. A total of 442,039,230 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components.…
IT threat evolution Q1 2020
Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Operation AppleJeus: the sequel In 2018, we published a report on Operation AppleJeus, one of the more notable campaigns of the threat actor Lazarus, currently one of the most active and prolific APT groups. One notable feature of this campaign was that it marked the first time Lazarus had targeted…
The Windows 7 Postmortem: What’s at Stake
Nearly a quarter of endpoints still run Windows 7, even though support and security patches have ended.
EasyJet Hackers Take Off with Travel Details for 9M Customers
The vacation-centric airline is warning victims about social-engineering attacks.
WolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger
Researchers link the malware to Wolf Research operators with “high confidence” after it was spotted in campaigns targeting Thai users.
Verizon’s 2020 DBIR
Verizon’s 2020 DBIR is out, you can download a copy or peruse their publication online. Kaspersky was a contributor once again, and we are happy to provide generalized incident data from our unique and objective research. We have contributed to this project and others like it for years now. This year’s ~120 page report analyses…
Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices
A host of unpatched security bugs that allow BIAS attacks affects Bluetooth chips from Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung and others.
Adobe Patches Critical RCE Flaw in Character Animator App
A critical remote code execution flaw in Adobe Character Animator was fixed in an out-of-band Tuesday patch.
Clever Phishing Attack Bypasses MFA to Nab Microsoft Office 365 Credentials
The attack discovered by Cofense can steal sensitive user data stored on the cloud as well as find other victims to target.