A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

Woburn, MA – May 18, 2023 – Today Kaspersky announced the latest season of hacker:HUNTER, the first real cybercrime series. This season tells the stories of children for whom hacking turned into their favorite game. For the second year in a row, the series, co-produced by Kaspersky, will be broadcast worldwide by Euronews, Europe’s leading international news channel,…

Woburn, MA – May 12, 2023 — A new Kaspersky Incident Response Analyst report, ‘The nature of cyber incidents,’ highlights that the majority of ransomware attacks in 2022 started with exploitation of public-facing applications (43%), data from compromised user accounts (24%) and malicious emails (12%).Researchers believe the goal of these attacks was not extortion or data encryption,…

Woburn, MA – May 2, 2023 — Research based on the analysis of incidents reported to customers of Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has revealed that Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts discovered more than three high-severity incidents with direct human involvement every day in 2022. The efficiency external specialists provided while dealing with cybersecurity solutions…

Woburn, MA – April 18, 2023 – Kaspersky has announced the launch of the updated Kaspersky Safe Kids mobile app. The product has a new interface, a new home screen for children and new features, including banner hints that provide parents with the best settings to get the most out of the app. According to a recent…

Woburn, MA – April 12, 2023 – Kaspersky has announced an updated version of its Kaspersky VPN. The new version includes a Wireguard protocol for a more protected and transparent connection. Other features added are a dark theme and new locations for connections. Additionally, Kaspersky’s VPN infrastructure provider, Pango, has undergone an Application Security Audit conducted by Aon Cyber Solutions….

Woburn, MA – March 21, 2023 – Kaspersky researchers have discovered an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting organizations in the area affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Dubbed CommonMagic, this espionage campaign has been active since at least September 2021 and uses a previously unknown malware to gather data from its targets. The targets include…

Woburn, MA – March 8, 2023 – Today Kaspersky released its State of Stalkerware 2022 report, revealing that, last year, nearly 30,000 mobile users globally were targeted by stalkerware. Stalkerware is secret surveillance software used by domestic abusers and others to track victims. The State of Stalkerware is an annual report by Kaspersky that aims to provide a…

Woburn, MA – February 24, 2023 – Kaspersky today announces the launch of Successive Plus MSA, a brand new Maintenance Service Agreement (MSA) exclusive to Kaspersky’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) community in the U.S. and Canada. This new offering will provide MSPs with superior support for their clients by protecting them with world-class assistance from Kaspersky’s…

Woburn, MA – December 27, 2022 – Kaspersky researchers have discovered that the infamous Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff recently added sophisticated new malware strains to its arsenal. BlueNoroff is known as the threat actor that targets financial entities’ cryptocurrency around the world, specifically aiming at venture capital firms, crypto startups, and banks. Now, the BlueNoroff actor is…