Items tagged with Kaspersky
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Security software provider Kaspersky, which will soon be banned from selling or providing its services in the United States, promised a smooth transition for current customers. However, many of these customers were shocked to find that...
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Nathan Ord - Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Earlier in the year, Apple fixed several vulnerabilities, which, when exploited, allowed Operation Triangulation spyware to make its way onto devices with zero interaction required. Since then, researchers have been uncovering all the...
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Nathan Ord - Fri, Jun 23, 2023
This week, Apple patched three vulnerabilities that could lead to Triangulation spyware making it to your device with a zero-interaction exploit delivered through an invisible iMessage. Thus, update your devices as soon as able to patch...
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Lane Babuder - Tue, May 10, 2022
Another day another malware threat. Yes, yet another new way of delivering malware has shown up recently. That new way does not directly involve files but Windows Event Logs.
According to security researchers at Kaspersky, a customer...
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Nathan Wasson - Mon, Mar 28, 2022
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity and antivirus company, appears in our news coverage fairly often, as the company’s researchers frequently uncover and disclose noteworthy vulnerabilities and malware. Earlier this month, we covered a gas pump...
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Nathan Ord - Sat, Jan 22, 2022
When people think of malware and malicious code, they might imagine an infected file or download from a sketchy email or website on their computer. However, this sort of infection is realistically only the tip of the iceberg and often some...
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Shane McGlaun - Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Not long ago, Microsoft issued the KB4524244 cumulative update meant to address a security vulnerability in a third-party UEFI boot manager. As many Windows updates have done in recent months, this one caused additional problems, including...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Apr 04, 2019
The eighth and final season of HBO's popular Game of Thrones series is nearly upon us, which means that winter is finally coming. That also means an invasion of malware. Not from HBO, mind you, but through the sometimes sordid torrent...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia over recent restrictions placed on the company's Kaspersky Safe Kids app for iOS. According to Kaspersky, Apple only decided to place additional...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Jan 16, 2018
Android malware that has the ability to spy on users and perform other nefarious tasks seem to be a dime a dozen these days. However, a new piece of Android malware is making the rounds, and it's loaded to the brim with sophisticated...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 19, 2017
A popular antivirus vendor is at odds with the United States government over ties with Russia, and things have turned ugly. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a government ban on any and all Kaspersky software, giving...
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Shane McGlaun - Wed, Oct 25, 2017
This has been a bad year for wide-scale ransomware attacks, where malware encrypt a user's computer and demands payment to unlock the machine. The two major ransomware attacks that have happened in 2017 include WannaCry and ExPetr (or...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Sep 09, 2017
Kaspersky just lost a major customer. Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the United States, is yanking Kaspersky's security products off its brick-and-mortar and online store shelves. While Kaspersky has traditionally been one...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Antivirus maker Kaspersky Lab may have kissed and made up with Microsoft over a dispute in how Windows 10 handles third-party AV software, but even so companies are reportedly being warned not to use the security software. The warning...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 10, 2017
After putting legal pressure on Microsoft to provide antivirus vendors with additional time to test their software prior to new Windows 10 builds being rolled out, security outfit Kaspersky is getting its way. Microsoft announced in a blog...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 26, 2017
A well known computer security company is easing back on its threat to file a complaint on Microsoft over anti-competitive concerns, though it is not completely off the table. That company is Russia's Kaspersky Lab, and for the time being...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Nov 14, 2016
Third-party antivirus developers aren't happy with the way Windows 10 seemingly goes to great lengths to kick AV programs to the curb in favor of Microsoft's own built-in Defender software, and that has led to an antitrust investigation in...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Nov 13, 2016
Cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky just channeled his inner Howard Beale to let Microsoft know he's mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore. If that reference is too old, we can kick things up a decade to Twisted Sister, as all...
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Joshua Gulick - Mon, Aug 17, 2015
Kaspersky Lab is defending itself against accusations that it tricked competing antivirus services into damaging their clients’ computers. The Russian anti-malware software developer is well-known for its security software, but faces stiff...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Aug 14, 2015
It's not a great day for Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, as some of its former employees have come forward (anonymously) with information that indicates that some dastardly deeds were conducted by the company. Ultimately, it's said that...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 11, 2015
Leading antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said that it recently suffered a security breach involving at least three techniques that it had never seen before. The AV company described the attack as "one of the most sophisticated campaigns ever seen," though it believes it was able to detect the...
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Joshua Gulick - Tue, Apr 14, 2015
Thanks to antivirus software maker Kaspersky, you may not need to pony up to retrieve your files if your computer is infected with the hated CoinVault ransomware. The company announced that it has found a way to decrypt the files and is...
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