ViceLeaker Operation: mobile espionage targeting Middle East
In May 2018, we discovered a campaign targeting dozens of mobile Android devices belonging to Israeli citizens. Kaspersky spyware sensors caught the signal of...
Not-so-dear subscribers
Many people have had a run-in with subscriptions to mobile content providers. They appear out of the blue, and get discovered only when account...
Plurox: Modular backdoor
In February this year, a curious backdoor passed across our virtual desk. The analysis showed the malware to have a few quite unpleasant features....
What kids get up to online
Today’s children navigate the Internet better than adults. They are not afraid to try out new technology, and are quick to grasp new trends...
Platinum is back
In June 2018, we came across an unusual set of samples spreading throughout South and Southeast Asian countries targeting diplomatic, government and military entities....
Zebrocy’s Multilanguage Malware Salad
Zebrocy is Russian speaking APT that presents a strange set of stripes. To keep things simple, there are three things to know about Zebrocy
Zebrocy...
IT threat evolution Q1 2019. Statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky Lab products received from users who consented to provide statistical data.
Quarterly figures
According to Kaspersky Security...
DDoS attacks in Q1 2019
News overview
The start of the year saw the appearance of various new tools in the arsenal of DDoS-attack masterminds. In early February, for instance,...
Spam and phishing in Q1 2019
Quarterly highlights
Valentine’s Day
As per tradition, phishing timed to coincide with lovey-dovey day was aimed at swindling valuable confidential information out of starry-eyed users, such...
ScarCruft continues to evolve, introduces Bluetooth harvester
Executive summary
After publishing our initial series of blogposts back in 2016, we have continued to track the ScarCruft threat actor. ScarCruft is a Korean-speaking...
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Key Takeaways and Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026
As the threat landscape keeps shifting, security teams are being asked to do more than react. They are expected to look ahead, connect the...
Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-69258: MsgReceiver.exe LoadLibraryEx RCE (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)MsgReceiver.exe listens on default TCP port 20001 and accepts messages having the following structures://...
[R1] Nessus Agent Versions 11.0.3 and 10.9.3 Fix One Vulnerability
Nessus Agent Versions 11.0.3 and 10.9.3 Fix One Vulnerability Arnie Cabral Wed, 01/07/2026 - 08:47
A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation...
GRU-Linked BlueDelta Evolves Credential Harvesting
The analysis cut-off date for this report was September 11, 2025 Executive Summary Between February and September 2025, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group identified...
