Introduction In October 2014, Kaspersky Lab started to research “Blue Termite”, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) targeting Japan. The oldest sample we’ve seen up to now is from November 2013. This is not the first time the country has been a victim of an APT. However, the attack is different in two respects: unlike other […]

What started out as a dating site – albeit a controversial one at that – has turned into a nightmare. Ashley Madison, a dating site for married people who are looking to have an affair on the side, suffered a devastating cyberattack this week as hackers published private details relating to nearly 40 million users. The […]

Today, I received this message from a friend living in Mexico via Whatsapp. According to the message, Starbucks is giving away 500 in local currency credits if you take their survey, so my friend asked me to take a quick look to determine if it’s real. Sadly for the coffee lovers among us, this is […]

Infrastructure owners must regularly check their resources for the presence of malicious components. One of the ways in which a resource may become infected is as a result of “zero-day” vulnerability exploitation by cybercriminals. In this case, the developers of security tools used to protect the information system may be as yet unaware of the […]

Direct attacks, identity and information theft of all sorts (especially social engineering), persistent advanced threats… the risks associated with information security are continually multiplying in a world which is increasingly more digital, mobile, and multi-device based. With this backdrop it is no surprise that cybersecurity experts are in high demand along with professionals in other […]

Microsoft today released an emergency software update to plug a critical security flaw in all supported versions of its Internet Explorer browser, from IE7 to IE 11 (this flaw does not appear to be present in Microsoft Edge, the new browser from Redmond and intended to replace IE). According to the advisory that accompanies the patch, […]

The increasingly complex landscape that society’s mass digitization has established, driven by mobility and permanent connectivity, coupled with the new risks and threats that are proliferating in the market – which are becoming more and more sophisticated-, has created new challenges for the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Let’s see what they are here. The […]

Paying for a fast and reliable Wi-Fi connection at home only to find out that your neighbor is stealing the signal from you is pretty annoying. Not only is it frustrating, but there is also the legal aspect to think of – everything that is viewed and downloaded by the Wi-Fi connection is your responsibility. […]