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Cybercriminals used WannaCry epidemic to promote fraudulent services, Kaspersky report says

August 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Cybercriminals involved in spam distribution tried to capitalize on public fears of the WannaCry ransomware epidemic with spam and phishing emails offering cyber protection, a new report from Kaspersky Lab has found. The Spam and phishing in Q2 2017 report,

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Kaspersky discovers new version of Android Trojan that steals credentials from taxi and ridesharing app users

August 18, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Researchers from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab reported on Thursday that they have discovered a new modification of the well-known mobile banking Trojan, Faketoken, which is now able to steal credentials from taxi and ridesharing app users. Based on the results

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One in four hide cybersecurity incidents from employers, global Kaspersky survey finds

July 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Forty per cent of employees around the globe hide IT security incidents to avoid punishment, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab and market research company B2B International. The report, titled Human Factor in IT Security: How

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“Noticeable decline” in distributed denial of service attacks in Q1 2017: Kaspersky

May 15, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has found a “noticeable decline” in the number of overall distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a change to how they were dispersed by country. Kaspersky released late last week its Q1 2017 DDoS

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Almost 40% of industrial computers worldwide faced a cyberattack in the second half of 2016: Kaspersky

March 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Two in five computers around the globe related to the technological infrastructure of industrial enterprises faced cyberattacks in the second half of 2016, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. Research from Kaspersky released on Tuesday showed that the percentage of

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Half of all phishing attacks in 2016 aimed at stealing money: Kaspersky analysis

February 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Almost half of all phishing attacks registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab were aimed at stealing victims’ money, the cybersecurity company reported on Wednesday. According to the Financial Cyberthreats in 2016 report, 47.48% of all phishing attacks – fraudulent email

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Kaspersky finds “invisible” cyberattacks in 40 countries using legitimate software

February 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has reported that it has found “invisible” cyberattacks in 40 countries, attacks that are using only legitimate software. The series of targeted attacks use “widely available penetration-testing and administration tools, as well as the PowerShell

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Global businesses unclear on how to combat targeted, DDoS attacks, Kaspersky survey reveals

January 6, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Global businesses are not confident on how to protect themselves against threats like targeted cyberattacks and distributed denial of services (DDoS) attacks, according to new research from worldwide cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. Research from the Corporate IT Security Risks annual

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Cybercriminals using DDoS as “smokescreen” for other attacks on businesses: Kaspersky

November 25, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Cybercriminals are sometimes using distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks as a “smokescreen” to distract businesses while hackers launch other attacks, cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said in a recently released survey. According to the 2016 Kaspersky Lab Corporate IT Security

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88% of U.S. state and local government IT professionals concerned about cyberattacks targeting critical city infrastructure: study

September 23, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Almost nine in 10 state and local government IT professionals in the United States are concerned about cyberattacks targeting critical city infrastructure, according to a study conducted on behalf of Tripwire, Inc., a provider of security, compliance and IT operations

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Kaspersky researchers find multiple “smart” components of modern cities vulnerable to cyberattacks

September 16, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Researchers from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday that they have found vulnerabilities and security deficiencies in digital kiosks, interactive terminals and speed cameras that make them susceptible to cyberattacks. Modern cities are complicated ecosystems made up of hundreds

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One cryptomalware attack can cost a small- or medium-sized business up to US$99,000: Kaspersky

September 9, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

One cryptomalware attack can cost a small or medium business (SMB) up to US$99,000 on average, according to recent research from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. And “despite the fact that cybercriminals do not guarantee the return of corporate data,