“It doesn’t matter how complex or unique they are, your passwords can no longer protect you” (Matt Honan, Wired) It is relatively easy to find a text password that current industry standards classify as safe: a score of characters that is a mix of numbers, letters and symbols may in a relatively incomprehensible pattern should […]

In past issues of this newsletter, we have reported about this hidden scourge, malvertising (see Definition), a practice where cybercriminals inject malicious advertisements into legitimate online advertising networks. We are reporting about it again because in the past year malvertising campaigns have increased by 325 percent. To build support, cybercriminals will launch legitimate ads on […]

How would you describe the best job in the world of security research? Would it be to work at the forefront of security research, diving into the bits and bytes of advanced malware and global threats, or to have a versatile job that can take you anywhere in the world. Well – at Kaspersky Lab, […]

While smartphones and tablets continue to have more features which help make our lives easier, their battery life isn’t usually something which users are happy with. Now, whilst the manufacturers are working on extending its shelf-life, the batteries are in the spotlight for another reason. This time, the engine of these mobiles is putting user […]

The FBI today warned about a significant spike in victims and dollar losses stemming from an increasingly common scam in which crooks spoof communications from executives at the victim firm in a bid to initiate unauthorized international wire transfers. According to the FBI, thieves stole nearly $750 million in such scams from more than 7,000 victim companies […]

Since June 2015, we have seen a steady growth in the number of mobile malware attacks that use superuser privileges (root access) on the device to achieve their goals. Root access is incompatible with the operating system’s security model because it violates the principle that applications should be isolated from each other and from the […]