Cryptocurrency scams seem to be gaining momentum by the day. Hard on the heels of scammers tricking Discord users by offering nonexistent coins on fake exchanges, inventing stories about lucky winners on fake news sites, and simulating helicopter money, a new scheme is exploiting Lightshot’s screen-sharing tool to get money from overly curious cryptoinvestors. Convenient … [Read more...] about Screenshot cryptoscam in Lightshot | Kaspersky official blog
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MonitorMinor: Spying on Android | Kaspersky official blog
Using stalkerware isn’t just unethical, it’s inherently unsafe. The first point hardly requires further explanation. As for the second, the problem is this: Spying apps steal vast amounts of confidential data from devices and send it over the Internet, and their creators care not a jot about protecting it. How the data is stored or transmitted to the command-and-control … [Read more...] about MonitorMinor: Spying on Android | Kaspersky official blog
LightSpy spyware infects iOS | Kaspersky official blog
In January of this year, experts detected a large-scale watering-hole attack aimed at residents of Hong Kong, in which the multifunctional malware LightSpy for iOS was installed on victims’ smartphones. This is yet another reminder to anyone who thinks that Apple devices, in particular iPhones, are immune to malware; they are protected, of course, but by no means totally. How … [Read more...] about LightSpy spyware infects iOS | Kaspersky official blog
The Coalition Against Stalkerware | Kaspersky official blog
Stalkerware (aka spouseware, aka legal spyware) is openly distributed commercial software that allows the person who installs it to spy on the people on whose devices it ends up installed. And it’s a big problem – not only for the intended victims, but for security companies as well. On a human level, stalkerware is very problematic. First and foremost, it’s a kind of … [Read more...] about The Coalition Against Stalkerware | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 117 | Kaspersky official blog
For the 117th episode of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I change things up a bit. Instead of a 20-minute episode, we go a bit longer to talk with Santiago Pontiroli, one of the researchers from the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). Our first story relates to the United States and the energy sector. The issue in the … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 117 | Kaspersky official blog
Chrome zero-day vulnerability | Kaspersky official blog
Thanks to the Kaspersky Exploit Prevention subsystem in our products, we recently detected an exploit — a malicious program letting attackers gain unauthorized access to the computer — through a vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser. It used a zero-day vulnerability, that is, one that was yet unknown to the developers. It was assigned the identifier CVE-2019-13720. We … [Read more...] about Chrome zero-day vulnerability | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 116 | Kaspersky official blog
This week on the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I talk about a number of stories that tie back to the police theme. To kick off episode 116, we take a look at a story within the automotive space. There, the author puts on his cybersleuthing hat to figure out that the license plates of cars used in photos would show up in Google search … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 116 | Kaspersky official blog
Remote Access Trojans – Cisco Blog
You’re working for a high-profile technology company, close to releasing a market-changing product to the public. It’s a highly contested space, with many competitors, both domestic and international. There’s also a lot of buzz in the media and online speculation on the scope and impact your new product will have. And it goes without question that customers are keen to know … [Read more...] about Remote Access Trojans – Cisco Blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 115 | Kaspersky official blog
The 115th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast takes a look at a wide range of stories from phishing devices in your home to the US military. To kick things off, we look at some new research tied to Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices. This one is more of a proof of concept for malicious apps phishing from a smart device already in … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 115 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog
After a two-week hiatus, Dave returns for the 114th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. We open the episode looking at the latest news on the Facebook front. Unlike most of our podcasts, the focus won’t be on privacy snafus. Instead, we will look at the latest news with Facebook’s Libra. Following up on that, we head across California to … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog