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68 articles

How to back up an authenticator app
  • 2FA

How to back up an authenticator app

Here are some ways you can back up your authenticator app.

  • Hugh Aver

  • September 22, 2021

How to recover an authenticator app if you lost your phone, and what to do if the recovery doesn’t work out
  • 2FA

What to do if you lose your phone with an authenticator app

Can’t sign in to an account because your authenticator app is on a lost phone? Here’s what to do.

  • Hugh Aver

  • September 17, 2021

Online dating apps security and privacy in 2021
  • MWC21

Online dating and security

How secure are online dating apps privacy-wise?

  • Kaspersky Team

  • July 17, 2021

Why you need to update your operating system, browsers, and antivirus, plus office productivity and financial software
  • updates

Five things to update ASAP

Prioritize updating the apps that keep your devices and personal data safe from cyberattacks.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • May 13, 2021

More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.
  • gamers

Malware in Minecraft mods

More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.

  • Igor Golovin

  • November 23, 2020

We explain what security and privacy settings will help protect your Steam account from scammers, hackers, spammers and trolls
  • gamers

Protecting your Steam account against scammers and trolls

A brief but comprehensive guide to security and privacy on the world’s most popular gaming platform.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • March 11, 2020

  • children

Safer smartphones for schoolchildren

Setting up your child’s first smartphone right will help keep them safe — and save you money.

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • January 22, 2020

  • threats

Beware of fleeceware

Overpriced apps entice Google Play and App Store users with a free trial period, and then charge them for a paid subscription even when uninstalled.

  • Sergey Golubev

  • November 12, 2019

  • Android

Malicious Android app had more than 100 million downloads in Google Play

Kaspersky researchers found malware in CamScanner, a text recognition app that was downloaded more than 100 million times from Google Play.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • August 27, 2019

  • tips

How to update apps on your smartphone

When the apps on your phone don’t update automatically, and you can’t find the right setting, we tell you where to look.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • July 5, 2019

  • Android

A photo editor with a difference

How a photo editor app from Google Play secretly signed up users for unwanted paid services.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • June 20, 2019

  • threats

Mobile beasts and where to find them — part three

Let’s talk about mobile malware that can empty your bank account or spy on you.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • September 21, 2018

  • iOS

Why there’s no antivirus for iOS

Why doesn’t Kaspersky Lab have an antivirus app for iOS — and what are all those other Internet security suites for Apple mobile devices?

  • Victor Yablokov

  • September 10, 2018

  • threats

Mobile beasts and where to find them — part one

In part one of our mobile malware series, we cover infectious Android malware — adware, subscribers, and flooders — and how mobile viruses can damage your smartphone or tablet…

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • June 15, 2018

  • Android

A good reason to avoid cheap Android smartphones

Did you see that new fully loaded Android smartphone, the one that looks too good for the price? Well, it may include some unwanted extras.

  • Yaroslava Ryabova

  • June 11, 2018

  • miners

Hidden miners on Google Play

Hidden miners detected in soccer and VPN apps on Google Play — steer clear!

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • April 4, 2018

  • kids

Scary apps on Google Play, and what to do about them

A lot of mobile apps and Web services rated for any age can actually expose your kids to scary content. We have tips on how to deal with that.

  • Vladislav Tushkanov

  • February 14, 2018

  • Android

Mobile malware masked as porn apps

Adult content is an ace in the hole for cybercriminals attacking Android devices.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • February 8, 2018

  • online dating

Are dating apps safe?

We are used to entrusting dating apps with our innermost secrets. How carefully do they treat this information?

  • Alexandra Golovina

  • October 25, 2017

  • connected cars

Are connected car apps secure?

Several months ago, our experts found a bunch of vulnerabilities in Android apps that allow users to control their cars remotely. What has changed since then?

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • September 20, 2017

  • Android

How to avoid Android malware

Android users have the largest selection of mobile apps, but that means they are also exposed to the most threats. Avoid mobile malware by following some basic security rules.

  • Yaroslava Ryabova

  • September 13, 2017

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