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Kaspersky Report Finds Last-Minute Shoppers Face Greater Cyber Risk

MOSCOW - According to a report from Kaspersky, 40 percent of American consumers who do most of their shopping after December 16 are willing to shop on sketchy-looking sites if the offer is enticing enough, compared to just 29 percent of shoppers who are mostly done shopping by December 15. A number of similar findings

By |2022-12-06T09:26:51-05:00December 6th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Best Parental Phone Monitoring Apps

DETROIT - The best parental monitoring apps give parents insights into what their children do with their phones and tablets. These applications are vital because modern parents are concerned about their children's safety. Reports indicate that 71% of parents are concerned that their child might spend too much time in front of screens. Also, 21% of

By |2022-10-13T15:41:47-04:00July 22nd, 2022|Guest Columns|

Mass Spyware Campaign Targets Thousands Of ICS Computers Worldwide

WOBURN, MA - From January to November 2021, Kaspersky experts uncovered a new piece of malware that has targeted more than 35,000 computers across 195 countries. Dubbed “PseudoManuscrypt” for its similarities with the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Lazarus’ Manuscrypt malware, this new malware contains advanced spying capabilities and has been seen targeting both government

By |2021-12-16T11:01:49-05:00December 16th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Report: Dark Caracal Malware Targets Smartphones To Harvest Personal Data

MEXICO CITY - Your smartphone probably knows more about you than you do. It knows where you are at all times. It knows every person you talk to, and what you've said to them. It has your family photos, your pet's pictures, your passwords and more. For attackers, it's a digital passport to access everything

By |2018-03-08T18:39:44-05:00March 8th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

No More Ransom Database Helps Those Compromised By Ransomware

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - No More Ransom is a joint effort by Europol, the Dutch police, Kaspersky and McAfee to help people who've been compromised by ransomware get their data back without paying off criminals. It's "a repository of keys and applications that can decrypt data locked by different types of ransomware." There's still ransomware out

By |2017-12-28T19:39:17-05:00December 28th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Why The U.S. Government Banned Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software From Use By Federal Agencies

ROYAL OAK - Cyber security expert Dan Lohrmann explains the backstory on the recent ban by the United States government from agencies using Kaspersky anti-virus software, the focus of Congressional hearings this week. Insiders say Kaspersky software was either wittingly or unwittingly used by the Russian FSB (kind of equivalent to US FBI) to hack

By |2017-10-25T12:14:52-04:00October 24th, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Homeland Security Bans Agencies From Using Kaspersky Cybersecurity Products

WASHINGTON DC - Homeland Security is banning Russia-based Kaspersky Lab from doing business with the U.S. government. In a statement on Wednesday, DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke directed all Executive Branch agencies and departments to identify over the next 30 days any Kaspersky products being used, make a plan in the next 60 days to eliminate their

By |2017-09-14T09:09:35-04:00September 14th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Report: 1.65 Million Computers Targeted By Cryptocurrency Mining Malware In 2017

MOSCOW - More than 1.65 million computers were targeted by cryptocurrency mining malware attacks in the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab. The Russia-based cybersecurity outfit said on Tuesday that the figure represents the number of computers, running Kaspersky software, that were protected from the malicious software, which can turn

By |2017-09-14T08:49:27-04:00September 14th, 2017|Cyber Defense|