On October 21, two PHP vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) were disclosed, affecting nearly 70% of websites worldwide. But if you think this’s only an admins’ headache, read on: we explain why your photos, music, archives, games, NAS and smart-home systems may be at risk, and how to protect your data and devices.
PHP developers have released patches for two critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the server without authentication.
AI has learned how to quickly gather scattered details about a person, link their accounts together, and turn a digital footprint into a detailed dossier. We look at how artificial intelligence is changing doxing — and what you can do to make deanonymization harder.
People, processes, and technology: if a company has gaps in its defenses, they most likely come from one of these three areas. We walk through a real-world breach, and explain how to stand up to attackers without hiring a huge team or needing to vastly increase the security budget.
Let’s look at how to use AI as a resume editor without oversharing to build a document that gets past automated screening systems and catches a recruiter’s eye.
Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday bulletin is breaking records again — it addresses 1,414 vulnerabilities. Here’s what you need to know.
We look at an unusual eavesdropping method that leverages the fundamental physical properties of electronic components.
In April, our experts investigated the PAYLOAD campaign — where the leverage wasn’t data encryption but a malicious AD group policy object.
We examine the impact of AI dependency on an organization’s cybersecurity.
Scammers are promising downloads of leaked copies of GTA VI, early access to the game, or a chance to become a beta tester. Here’s how you can spot these schemes and avoid falling into the trap.
Steam forums are the latest battleground for ClickFix attacks. We break down how attackers disguise themselves as helpful commenters to trick gamers into installing a crypto miner on their PCs.
Any game based on the popular Unity engine made in the last eight years can allow attackers to get into your computer or smartphone. Here’s what to do about it.
Official gaming websites and platforms may seem safe, but even there gamers occasionally encounter malware. We break down infection cases involving Endgame Gear, Steam, and Minecraft.
If you still think that Steam, Google Play, and the App Store are malware-free, then read this fascinating story about PirateFi and other hacker creations disguised as games.
Autumn is here, kids are going back to school and also meeting up with friends in their favorite online games. With that in mind, we have just carried out one of our biggest ever studies of the threats young gamers are most likely to encounter.
Hackers have long been engaging with the gaming world: from cracking games and creating cheats, to, more recently, attacking esports players live during an Apex Legends tournament. Regarding the latter, we break down what happened and how it could have been avoided.
CVE-2026-87902, a new critical vulnerability in the WordPress core, is already being actively exploited in real-world attacks.
What tokenomics is, and how the value of AI tokens has become a cybersecurity issue.
We believe that investing in cybersecurity, like any other investment, should pay off. This post explains what a small company needs to make its security setup work for the business instead of staying a formality.
We break down the file formats that can be unfamiliar to some users, and that aren’t always scanned by security solutions but can still pose cyberthreats.
Attackers are crafting files that devices can read as two different document types at once, and using these “nesting dolls” to smuggle in malware. How to detect and neutralize these two-faced files?
I firmly believe that the concept of cybersecurity will soon become obsolete, and cyberimmunity will take its place.
Eugene Kaspersky
University students sometimes don’t see the practical value of what they’re studying, and aren’t always sure what to do next. Kaspersky Academy’s free “Cybersecurity. Entry Level” course can help them pick up in-demand skills directly from Kaspersky experts.
Get the most speed, reliability, and convenience out of your VPN by putting it on your router. Here’s a look at the real benefits of specific VPN setup scenarios for your whole home network.
Hiding your Wi-Fi network name might seem like a smart security move, but in practice it does more harm than good. Let’s take a look at how it works, what side effects it can have, and how to properly secure your home Wi-Fi.
What do malicious browser extensions, crypto theft, and fake Chrome update guides have in common? We look at a recent campaign involving 19 infected add-ons.
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