security

When ransomware hits, it’s natural to wonder if it might be worth paying the ransom to get your electronic life back with a minimum of hassle. At Kaspersky Lab, we

I remember when Pokémon came out on the Nintendo Gameboy. It was a challenging game that had my friends and me trying to catch all of the monsters. It was

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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,

Introduction Of the consumers that travel, only a minority pauses to consider the implications of their online activity when they are away from home. Our survey questioned consumers – 97%

Everyone likes Twitter. Well, okay, maybe not everyone, but at least 310 million users visit the microblogging platform monthly. And now these 310 million have to consider changing their Twitter

Update: The product described in this post is discontinued. To protect your desktop or laptop use . Someone may call it paranoia; some think it’s just common sense: At Kaspersky

A recent story suggests Google is secretly recording your conversations and discussions. Although the story does have merit, it also has some problems. Google is recording voices; that’s entirely true.

As if ransomware weren’t bad enough, now it’s metastasizing: not just spreading rapidly but even picking up secondary characteristics. Take Cerber, ransomware first spotted in the wild back in February

In 2008 we had the Beijing Olympics. In 2010, everybody awaited the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Now, the Olympics are coming to Rio de Janeiro in a few

The annual Google I/O conference traditionally gathers developers to give them the sense of direction for the upcoming year. This year was no exception: The audience got some insights on

Today, the thing I dreaded would happen sooner or later, finally occurred: I arrived at work, put my hand onto the turngate… and nothing happened. It didn’t let me in.

Great news – you purchased a new iPad! Of course, you’ll want to set it up, install a number of apps and start using it on all cylinders. So, let’s