Securelist - Information about Viruses, Hackers and Spam

It would seem that no gadget has escaped the attention of hackers, yet there is one last bastion: "smart" devices for animals. For example, trackers to monitor their location.

https://securelist.com/i-know-where-your-pet-is/85600/

We found that because of third-party SDKs many popular apps are exposing user data to the internet, with advertising SDKs usually to blame. They collect user data so they can show relevant ads, b...

https://securelist.com/leaking-ads/85239/

In recent months, the topic of cryptocurrency has been a permanent news fixture — the value of digital money has been see-sawing spectacularly. Such pyrotechnics could hardly have escaped the a...

https://securelist.com/pocket-cryptofarms/85137/

For the last few years, rooting malware has been the biggest threat to Android users. These Trojans are difficult to detect, boast an array of capabilities, and have been very popular among cyber...

https://securelist.com/mobile-malware-review-2017/84139/

Two years ago we published a blogpost about a popular malware that was being distributed from the Google Play Store. In October and November 2017 we found 85 new malicious apps on Google Play tha...

https://securelist.com/still-stealing/83343/

The end of the year is a good time to take stock of the main cyberthreat incidents that took place over the preceding 12 months or so. To reflect on the impact these events had on organizations a...

https://securelist.com/ksb-review-of-the-year-2017/83338/

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab solutions detected and repelled 277,646,376 malicious attacks from online resources located in 185 countries all over the world.

https://securelist.com/it-threat-evolution-q3-2017-statistics/83131/

We took the most popular dating apps and analyzed what sort of user data they were capable of handing over to criminals and under what conditions.

https://securelist.com/dangerous-liaisons/82803/

During the preparation of the “IT threat evolution Q2 2017” report I found several common Trojans that were stealing money from users using WAP-billing. We hadn’t seen any Trojans like this...

https://securelist.com/wap-billing-trojan-clickers-on-rise/81576/

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab solutions detected and repelled 342, 566, 061 malicious attacks from online resources located in 191 countries all over the world.

https://securelist.com/it-threat-evolution-q2-2017-statistics/79432/