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A virus that discreetly infests hardware may be the user’s worst nightmare. Hardware attacks are much scarier than attacks on the operating system because ordinary antivirus scans don’t examine systems

There’s a rumor flying around the Internet that up to 40 million iCloud accounts have been compromised. Now, we normally wait for extra information and corroborating data to back up

Recently, English- and Russian-speaking people were attacked with a new ransomware Trojan called Ded Cryptor. It’s voracious, demanding a whopping 2 bitcoins (about $1,300) as ransom. Unfortunately, no decryption solution

Back in the days of MS-DOS, hackers created malware mainly for entertainment purposes, so there were a lot of bizarre and even funny viruses. For example, one simple piece of

When it comes to theft, cybercriminals usually use malware: ransomware, banking Trojans, viruses, and other such means. But sometimes, a good story and some perfectly legal software may be enough

You’ve probably heard it before but we’ll say it once more: Apple does not encrypt the kernel starting from iOS 10. Well, OK, the kernel is not encrypted, so what?

In 2010 owners of the largest facial database in the world — Facebook — learned how to distinguish a portrait from a landscape: the social network searched for faces in

What do you do when your e-mail filters fail and you get a bunch of spam letters? Most probably, you delete, delete, delete without even opening them. Of course, that’s

Last week, we talked about desktop ransomware, which is certainly nasty stuff. Ransomware is found not only on desktops, but also on mobile devices — and it is also on

At work or back home — and even on vacation — we are always at risk. Cybercriminals have various ways to reach us wherever we are. For example, they can

Airports offer a lot of time for reflection. When you travel for business, you are often alone, so you have lots of time to sit and reflect on the meetings

The Kaspersky Riga Masters professional snooker tournament is now over. The tournament, supported by Kaspersky Lab, took place in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The total purse increased from €150,000

The surest way to prevent your webcam from transmitting images or video is to cover its lens. Lots of security-minded folks do just that, having read scary stories about malware

Ransomware has hit the news in a big way lately. Is this malware just another hot-button topic that everybody will forget about as soon as a new big threat emerges?

Kaspersky Lab hopes you will join us in celebrating a fun and fit International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2016! What possible connection could there be between yoga and

Lately, millions of PCs all over the world have been regularly displaying a Microsoft notification reading, in essence: “Dear users, how about if you upgrade to Windows 10?” Sometimes, the

Almost every cyberattack has the same goal — stealing someone’s money. However, as a vast variety of equipment is getting connected, a buggy device can lead to more serious consequences

We truly hope that you keep in mind the risks of public charging spots. But what about users who are always on the road or spend a lot of time

Access to the account of any user is a matter of interest for hackers. Even if the owners have never shared their credit card numbers or PINs in direct messages,

Picture this irritating scenario: You are installing an update for Notepad++, Yahoo Messenger, or WinRAR and your antivirus pipes up to warn you the software is malware. You know that

You might remember our slogan — it’s all about saving the world, with words, deeds, and sometimes an inspired combination of both. But saving the world is a complicated task