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The average amount of spam in 2017 decreased to 56.63 per cent, which is 1.68 percentage points less than in 2016. (Representative Photo)

FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics

The report mentions that criminals have been following a global agenda, using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool and steal.

17 Feb 2018 2:19 PM

Kaspersky Lab said clues found in the code indicate connections to Russian cybercriminals.

Telegram app was targeted by crypto mining malware, Kaspersky Lab says

Such messaging app vulnerabilities are not unique to Telegram. Last month it had found a way for hackers to steal WhatsApp messages.

14 Feb 2018 9:21 AM

Unhappy partners are also more likely to feel that their privacy is endangered by their partner (31 per cent agree) compared to those in a happy relationship (15 per cent agree). (Source: Pexels)

Crossing online privacy limits jeopardises Valentine’s Day: Kaspersky Lab

80 per cent people believe that couples should have private space, both on and offline.

09 Feb 2018 9:19 PM

The USB-tokens in question is being widely used in different organisations to serve the purpose of convenient software license activation.

Multiple vulnerabilities dicovered in corporate license management software

A number of systems affected by the vulnerable technology may amount to hundreds of thousands and even more worldwide.

29 Jan 2018 4:28 PM

Kaspersky, is ranked as one of the world’s top cyber security vendors for consumers by Gartner.

UK cyber agency targets Kaspersky in warning on Russian software

Kaspersky’s anti-virus software was banned from US government networks earlier this year on concerns the company has close ties to Moscow.

02 Dec 2017 1:52 PM

To efficiently detect remote control programs, anti-malware solutions need to leverage complex behavioural protection systems.

Kaspersky’s latest technology helps businesses tackle stealth remote control

Newly patented technology using machine learning ML-backed up technology will support businesses in fighting advanced threats.

02 Dec 2017 9:58 AM

Kaspersky is currently banned on computers used by US government on claims that the company helped Russian spies’ attacks against American targets.

NSA hacks planned using pirated Microsoft Windows, not antivirus

Kaspersky has accused the malware infected software of Microsoft, the reason for the NSA hack.

20 Nov 2017 6:00 PM

The incident is at the centre of a controversy over whether the company's popular anti-virus really works as described.

Kaspersky lab releases report into upload of NSA documents

Kasperksy Lab will release new details about how its software uploaded classified US documents several years ago.

17 Nov 2017 12:46 PM

US officials are concerned that the company’s anti-virus software could be used by Russian intelligence agencies to spy on the US government.

US govt's 15% computers still have Kaspersky products installed, amidst Russian links

The administration of President Donald Trump ordered civilian US agencies in September to remove Kaspersky Lab from their networks.

15 Nov 2017 8:33 AM

Kaspersky’s says its software had copied a file containing US National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools from the home computer of an agency worker in 2014 but did nothing wrong.

Kaspersky acknowledges taking inactive files in pursuit of hackers

Kaspersky says his company’s widely used antivirus software has copied files that did not threaten the personal computers of those customers.

06 Nov 2017 8:44 AM

In September, the US Department of Homeland Security banned Kaspersky software from use in federal offices, citing the company’s ties with Russian intelligence.

CEO says Kaspersky antivirus software also takes harmless files

Antivirus software is designed to burrow deeply into computer systems and has broad access to their contents and destroys files that contain virus.

04 Nov 2017 10:09 AM

Kaspersky's anti-virus software had automatically scraped powerful digital surveillance tools off a computer in the United States and the analysts were worried about the data's headers clearly identified the files as classified.

We uploaded US documents but quickly deleted them: Kaspersky

The account provides new perspective on the US government's recent move to blacklist Kaspersky from federal computer networks.

26 Oct 2017 11:27 AM

In September, US officials ordered Kaspersky’s products removed from government computers, saying the firm was vulnerable to Kremlin influence and that using the software could jeopardize national security.

Kaspersky obtained suspected NSA hacking code from US computer

The Russian government has denied any involvement.

26 Oct 2017 9:06 AM

The degree of sophistication in terms of tools and the skilled manpower of the hackers behind these groups suggest that some of them are state-sponsored actors.

Kaspersky says cyber-spy groups are not just after your data anymore

Kaspersky Lab claims that cyber-espionage groups are now attacking financial institutions in Asia Pacific.

17 Oct 2017 9:02 PM

The fact is, cyber spies will continue to take advantage of social engineering and open source data to develop sophisticated attacks.

Spy Spotting: Careless mistakes about cyberespionage

Despite making comples malware to find loopholes in security systems, hackers are human and tend to leave clues in their attacks.

16 Oct 2017 12:52 PM

The software firm has argued it has no ties to any government and said in a recent statement it is simply "caught in the middle of a geopolitical fight."

Kaspersky falls in US-Russia cyber-tensions

Latest accusations highlight what some see as a simmering cyberwar between the two powers.

12 Oct 2017 9:49 AM

The Israeli spies had also found in Kaspersky's network hacking tools that could only have come from the US National Security Agency.

Israeli spies found Russians using Kaspersky software for hacks: media

The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s network over two years ago then warned their US counterparts of the Russian intrusion.

11 Oct 2017 9:48 AM

Russia firm unveils 'surveillance-proof' smartphone

The TaigaPhone is entirely green to represent the Russian northern forest after which it is named and has a five-inch touch screen.

23 Sep 2017 1:56 PM

This year’s study reveals promising developments in the importance being placed on IT security. Businesses globally are starting to view it as a strategic investment and the share of IT budgets that is being spent on IT security is growing, reaching almost a quarter (23%) of IT budgets in large corporations. This pattern is consistent across businesses of all sizes, including very small businesses where resources are usually in short supply.

Third party cybersecurity failures cost businesses the most

According to the report: the most costly cybersecurity breaches for businesses of all sizes result from the failures of third parties.

22 Sep 2017 1:41 PM

US lawmakers and intelligence officials have grown more alarmed about Moscow’s capabilities to conduct cyber espionage following a 2016 presidential contest that was marred by allegations of Russian interference.

US Senate votes to ban Kaspersky Lab software from government networks

The vote is the latest in a series of setbacks in the United States for Kaspersky Lab.

19 Sep 2017 9:26 AM

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