Kaspersky Lab Events - Customized SSL, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Kaspersky Lab Events published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Vitaly Kamluk on the Adwind RAT

Mike Mimoso talks to Kaspersky Lab researcher Vitaly Kamluk who was critical in the discovery of the latest version of the cross-platform Adwind RAT. The remote access Trojan is unique in that it’s written in Java, giving this version—which is also known as Frutas, AlienSpy and JSocket—the...

VirusTotal Firmware Malware Implant Scanning

Successful attacks against firmware are rare but provide hackers with one thing they covet most: persistence. Advanced attack groups have already accelerated their capabilities in finding ways to burrow into the BIOS and EFI as noted by the Snowden leaks’ description of the NSA’s attempts to...

BlackEnergy APT Group Spreading Malware via Tainted Word Docs

Attackers have begun using rigged Microsoft Word documents propagated via spearphishing emails to spread the BlackEnergy Trojan. Researchers with Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team discovered a malicious Word document last week that appears to stem from a campaign against one of th...

Scarlet Mimic Behind Espionage Campaign Against Tibetan, Uyghur Activists

Researchers believe a single group is responsible for a series of attacks over the years to spy on Tibetan and Uyghur activists. For four years the group has used a cornucopia of spearphishing emails, a watering hole attack, and a backdoor Trojan to carry out espionage. Dubbed Scarlet Mimic, the...

Spyware Asacub Evolves to Mobile Banking Malware

Asacub, once thought of as spyware, appears to have completed its transition into mobile banking malware, according to research published this week. When the Android malware surfaced in June 2015, researchers with Kaspersky Lab assumed it was spyware. It more or less fit the part; Asacub siphoned...

Kaspersky Lab found that the Silverlight zero-day-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, Kaspersky Lab found in the Silverlight application in the presence of a dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities, millions of users pose a security risk. On Wednesday, in a blog post, the network security company Kaspersky said the vulnerability would allow an attacker to gain access to the...

Sofacy APT28 Gang Using New Backdoors, Zero Days

A new analysis of the Sofacy APT gang, a Russian-speaking group carrying out targeted attacks against military and government offices for close to a decade, shows a relentless wave of intrusions peaking this summer against victims in a number of NATO countries and the Ukraine. Researchers at...

Free Ransomware Decryption Tool — CoinVault and Bitcryptor

Have you been infected with the insidious CoinVault or Bitcryptor ransomware? If so, there is some potentially good news for you. You may now recover your encrypted files for FREE! – Thanks to the efforts of Dutch police and antivirus maker Kaspersky Lab. Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab a...

New Versions of Carbanak Banking Malware Seen Hitting Targets in U.S. and Europe

New variants of the notorious Carbanak Trojan have surfaced in Europe and the United States, and researchers say that the malware now has its own proprietary communications protocol and the samples seen so far have been digitally signed. Carbanak has been in use for several years, and researchers...

New Version of TeslaCrypt Changes Encryption Scheme

A new version of the nasty TeslaCrypt ransomware is making the rounds, and the creators have added several new features, including an improved encryption scheme and some details designed to mimic CryptoWall. TeslaCrypt is among the more recent variants of ransomware to emerge and the malware, whi...

Duqu Resurfaces With New Round of Victims, Including Kaspersky Lab

The Duqu attackers, who are considered by researchers to be at the top of the food chain of APT groups and are responsible for attacking certificate authorities and perhaps spying on Iran’s nuclear program, have resurfaced with a new platform that was used to compromise high-profile victims,...

New Utility Decrypts Files Lost to TeslaCrypt Ransomware

Crypto-ransomware variants have enterprises on edge because of the threat of irreversibly damaged files. Some organizations, including most recently the Tewksbury, Ma., police department have gone as far as to pay hundreds of dollars in ransom for the recovery key. Some technology companies are...

KLA10564 Denial of service vulnerability in OS X

An unspecified vulnerability was found in Apple OS X. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can cause denial of service. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed JPEG. NB: Vendor does not provide CVSS rating. This rating was calculated in Kaspersky Lab and...

Coordinated Takedown Puts End to Simda Botnet

The Simda botnet, known for spreading banking malware and dropping a backdoor on hundreds of thousands of machines worldwide, was taken down last Thursday in a collaborative effort between international law enforcement bodies and private security and technology companies. Fourteen command and...

Vulnerability: CVE-2 0 1 5-0 9 3 2-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

ANTLabs is a very popular gateway device. It is usually installed in hotels, conference centres and other places for guests to provide WIFI service. It is usually tied in a room for billing purposes. If you are in a hotel Use it, then you should be especially familiar with such devices...

Equation APT Group Attack Platform A Study in Stealth

Spies thrive only when they’re able to quietly infiltrate targets and slither away unnoticed; this principle is the same whether we’re talking about the physical world, or digital. The recently uncovered Equation APT group is prime example of the investment nation-state sponsored attackers make i...

Video: Vitaly Kamluk on The Equation Group APT

Kaspersky Lab’s global research and analysis team uncovered what they claim is the most sophisticated advanced persistent threat group yet known. Known as the Equation Group, researchers led by GReAT director Costin Raiu say the threat actors have been operating for 15 years or more and are known...

Ramnit Botnet Shut Down

The Ramnit botnet, a favorite among thieves dabbling in financial fraud for its frequent updates, has been shut down in a joint effort spearheaded by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre EC3. In a statement today, EC3 said investigators from across Europe, along with Microsoft, AnubisNetworks and...

Costin Raiu on the Equation Group APT

CANCUN–Dennis Fisher talks with Costin Raiu of the Kaspersky Lab GReAT team about the researcher behind the Equation Group campaign, the group’s capabilities and why they seem to have gone dark now. READ Massive Decades Long Cyberespionage Campaign Uncovered READ Inside nls933w.dll, the Equation...