Kaspersky Lab researchers presented a closing keynote and three other papers related to targeted attacks and APT research at Virus Bulletin 2015 in Prague. Our work covered a set of significant topics most related to current APT research: Keynote address: One man’s anti-malware researcher is…, Costin Raiu (and a mysterious spook) The ethics and perils of […]

The Telematics Crime department of Spain’s Guardia Civil has warned of a new type of fraud which affects mobiles. This new operation consists of cybercriminals saying that they have taken control of your device and threatening to reveal private information to your contacts. They do it via an email similar to this one: In this […]

Some time ago while tracking Winnti group activity we came across an intriguing sample. MD5 Size Linker Compiled on 2C85404FE7D1891FD41FCEE4C92AD305 241’904 10.00 2012-08-06 16:12:29 Property Value CompanyName Microsoft Corporation FileDescription Net Command FileVersion 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) InternalName net.exe LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. OriginalFilename net.exe ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System It was protected by […]

It’s becoming more and more common for malicious applications on Android to use this old form of attack. Just like their famous predecessors that went after computers (do you remember the terrible Police virus?), ransomware “kidnaps” the cellphone and demands that the owner pay a “ransom” in order to unblock the device. It is one […]

“This way please,” says one of the officers pointing to a corridor lined with small rooms for interrogation. “Purpose of your visit?” “I’m a speaker at the Hacker Halted 2015 conference.” “Final destination?” “Atlanta, Georgia…” After a half-hour conversation, we get our luggage back, leave the airport and then we’re hit by the hot air […]

  Analysts have been saying for a long time that the Internet of Things (IoT) is about to become a fundamental element in the transformation of businesses – its impact will end up influencing all social and industrial sectors. Recently, the technology consultancy Gartner placed this technology as one to watch (along with machine learning), […]

It’s been a few weeks since Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook was working on incorporating the much awaited dislike button into its website, finally allowing users to give the thumbs down to posts that they don’t like. As expected, some scheming cybercriminals have taken it upon themselves to introduce the dislike option ahead of the […]

The traditional desktop computer is no longer the only device we use to get work done. For the past few years workers have increasingly begun to use their own smartphones and tablets for work. According to a study carried out by Tech Pro Research, 74% of businesses allow, or are planning to allow, their employees […]

When you’re watching a movie and you see the typical computer screen filled with green coding (you know the type, rows of 1s and 0s) you might get the impression that IT experts are magicians that work wonders with a mouse and a keyboard. Theirs is a difficult professions, but they are also humans that […]