Threats

Malware targeting Android devices is increasing, and for the first time, an active Android SMS Trojan targeting users in the United States has emerged.

The concept of mobile malware working in bond with computer Trojans to steal money via online banking is not new, however Kaspersky Lab Q1 report indicates that it quickly gaining “market share”.

Android devices store data on the SD card and the internal space where apps are kept.

Mobile malware is the hottest topic among cybercriminals and the number of malicious mobile apps is rapidly growing. The reason for that is obvious – there are multiple ways to

Perhaps it has happened to you. One day you open your Internet browser and instead of going to your usual homepage, you go to the landing page of a search

Malware inflicts damage to your system, yet is ephemeral and rarely visible to the naked eye, especially in digital domains beyond your own PC. But nevertheless, you have an opportunity

A variety of methods can lead users to malicious sites, but the one known as “typosquatting” relies entirely on unforced user error.

PUNTA CANA–A hacking group likely backed by an unknown national government has been targeting government agencies, embassies, diplomatic offices and energy companies for more than five years in what Kaspersky

In late January, Kaspersky Lab had accumulated about 200,000 unique samples of mobile malware, up 34% from November 2013, at which time we had recorded only 148,000 samples. This can’t compare

While the breach itself seemed only to impact those of us in the United States, chances are you’re aware that the American retail giant Target suffered an enormous data breach

To summarize Costin Raiu, the director of Kaspersky Lab’s research arm, the vast majority of malicious files are what he calls crimeware — computer programs deployed by cybercriminals seeking to

We talk about hackable consumer devices a lot here on the Kaspersky Daily. Generally though, the hacks are hypothetical, performed in controlled environments by computer scientists and professional hackers, some

Neverquest is a new banking trojan that spreads itself via social media, email and file transfer protocols. It possesses the capacity to recognize hundreds of online banking and other financial

There is an all-too common misconception that in order to become infected with web-propagated malware, you must visit sketchy parts of the Internet’s underbelly or a website within that broad

Sending off emails laden with malicious attachments is one of the most effective and widely relied upon methods for disseminating malware and infecting user-machines.   It’s tried and it’s true.

Nowadays, we talk a lot about malware that invades our daily activities. Some are more dangerous than others — whether they target private users or companies. Organizations are also threatened

The newly released Android 4.4 features a tasty new codename (KitKat), some design improvements, revamped Contacts and Hangouts apps, and, of course, several security-related changes. So, how much more secure

Ransomware in general is not exactly the nastiest malware out there, but a new variant – called CryptoLocker – is particularly worrisome because it actually does what most ransomware merely

Android malware now has a well-established track record of monetary theft, which is typically accomplished by sending text messages to premium rate numbers. At the end of summer we wrote

This weekend we had a memorable date. It marked 25 years since the publication of the first computer malware that was widespread enough to be featured in the news. The

The only thing scarier than a computer virus with the power to destroy your system or steal  all of your precious data stored on it  are viruses that do so