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Ztorg: money for infecting your smartphone

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Roman Unuchek

This research started when we discovered an infected Pokémon GO guide in Google Play. We detected the malware as Trojan.AndroidOS.Ztorg.ad. After some searching, I found some other similar infected apps that were being distributed from the Google Play Store. After I started tracking these infected apps, two things struck me – how rapidly they became popular and the comments in the user review sections. Continue reading Ztorg: money for infecting your smartphone→

Ztorg: money for infecting your smartphone

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Roman Unuchek

Exploits: how great is the threat?

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Kaspersky Lab

How serious, really, is the danger presented by exploits? The recent leak of an exploit toolset allegedly used by the infamous Equation Group suggests it’s time to revisit that question. Using our own telemetry data and intelligence reports as well as publicly available information, we’ve looked at the top vulnerabilities and applications exploited by attackers. Continue reading Exploits: how great is the threat?→

The Mistakes of Smart Medicine

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Denis Makrushin

A technological boom in medicine both encouraged medical institutions to use exclusively information systems in processing data and led to the emergence of new types of technological equipment and personal devices that can be used to interact with traditional systems and networks. This means that the threats that are relevant for them can also be relevant for medical systems. Continue reading The Mistakes of Smart Medicine→

Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems, H2 2016

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Kaspersky Lab

On average, in the second half of 2016 Kaspersky Lab products across the globe blocked attempted attacks on 39.2% of protected computers that Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT classifies as being part of industrial enterprise technology infrastructure. Continue reading Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems, H2 2016→

The cost of launching a DDoS attack

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Denis Makrushin

Almost anyone can fall victim to a DDoS attack. They are relatively cheap and easy to organize, and can be highly effective if reliable protection is not in place. Based on analysis of the data obtained from open sources, we managed to find out the current cost of a DDoS attack on the black market. We also established what exactly the cybercriminals behind DDoS attacks offer their customers. Continue reading The cost of launching a DDoS attack→

How Security Products are Tested – Part 1

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky

The demand for tests appeared almost simultaneously with the development of the first antivirus programs. Demand created supply: test labs at computer magazines started to measure the effectiveness of security solutions, and later an industry of specialized companies emerged with a more comprehensive approach to testing methods. Continue reading How Security Products are Tested – Part 1→

Financial cyberthreats in 2016

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Kaspersky Lab

In 2016 we continued our in-depth research into the financial cyberthreat landscape. We’ve noticed over the last few years that large financial cybercriminal groups have started to concentrate their efforts on targeting large organizations – such as banks, payment processing systems, retailers, hotels and other businesses where POS terminals are widely used. Continue reading Financial cyberthreats in 2016→

Financial cyberthreats in 2016

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Kaspersky Lab