IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 2,023,556,082 attacks launched from online resources across the...

A Peek Inside the Underground Ransomware Economy

Ransomware is not just a type of malware – it’s also at the center of a sophisticated, flourishing underground economy that has all the conventions of legitimate commerce. It’s a community made up of major malware developers, affiliates and channel partners, and those that provide adjacent...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2020-2021. EU statistics

All statistics in this report are from the global cloud service Kaspersky Security Network KSN, which receives information from components in our security solutions. The data was obtained from users who have given their consent to it being sent to KSN. Millions of Kaspersky users around the globe...

Reservation System Fixes Easy-to-Exploit XSS Bug

An easy-to-exploit bug impacting the WordPress plugin ReDi Restaurant Reservation allows unauthenticated attackers to pilfer reservation data and customer personal identifiable information by simply submitting a malicious snippet of JavaScript code into the reservation comment field. The bug...

Kaspersky Password Manager Encryption Problem Vulnerability

Kaspersky Password Manager is an application from the Russian company Kaspersky. It provides a function to manage passwords. Kaspersky Password Manager suffers from a cryptographic vulnerability that arises from a password generator feature that allows an attacker to predict the passwords that wi...

CVE-2020-27020

Password generator feature in Kaspersky Password Manager was not completely cryptographically strong and potentially allowed an attacker to predict generated passwords in some cases. An attacker would need to know some additional information for example, time of password generation...

CVE-2020-27020

Password generator feature in Kaspersky Password Manager was not completely cryptographically strong and potentially allowed an attacker to predict generated passwords in some cases. An attacker would need to know some additional information for example, time of password generation...

CVE-2020-27020

CVE-2020-27020 concerns Kaspersky Password Manager. The password generator is not completely cryptographically strong, potentially allowing an attacker to predict generated passwords in some scenarios if they know extra information such as the generation time. The documents provide this high‑leve...

Kaspersky Password Manager 加密问题漏洞

Kaspersky Password Manager is an application from the Russian company Kaspersky. It provides a function to manage passwords. Kaspersky Password Manager suffers from a cryptographic vulnerability that arises from a password generator feature that allows an attacker to predict the passwords that wi...

Ransomware Going for $4K on the Cyber-Underground

In the cybercriminal underground, ransomware samples and builders are going for anywhere between $300 to $4,000, with ransomware-as-a-service rentals costing $120 to $1,900 per year. That’s according to an analysis by Kaspersky of the three main underground forums where ransomware is circulated...

Kaspersky: No Rate Limit On Forgot Password Page

Reported security issue allowed a potential attacker to abuse the password recovery option on our My Kaspersky portal for mass sending of password recovery messages. This was fixed with a password reset throttling feature to protect our service from its abuse by third parties. Note that this...

KLA12170 RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Open Source Software

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Microsoft Open Source Software. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories CVE-2021-31200 Related products Yammer-Desktop-App CVE list CVE-2021-31200 high KB list Solution Install necessary updat...

Kaspersky: Several domains on kaspersky.com are vulnerable to Web Cache Deception attack

Reported security issue allowed a potential attacker to steal potentially sensitive information of users of a website, because multiple subdomains of the Kaspersky domain were vulnerable to web cache deception attack. In this scenario the user needs to open a phishing link in a web browser. The...

Kaspersky spots CIA malware with backdoor capabilities

By Waqas Dubbed Purple Lambert by Kaspersky; the malware passively listens to network traffic and search for a "magic packet." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky spots CIA malware with backdoor capabilities...

APT trends report Q1 2021

For four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat APT activity. The summaries are based on our threat intelligence research and provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and discussed in...

The vulnerability affects components of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud, Kaspersky Small Office Security, and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows. This vulnerability allows attackers to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of components such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud, Kaspersky Small Office Security, and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows relates to errors in permission and privilege management. Exploiting this...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2021 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 110 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other products. The patches include four security fixes for Microsoft Exchange Server -- the same systems that have been besieged by attacks on four separate and zero-day bugs in the email...

KLA12137 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server

Remote code execution vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Exchange Server. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories CVE-2021-28480 CVE-2021-28482 CVE-2021-28483 CVE-2021-28481 Exploitation Public exploits exist for this vulnerability. Malwa...

Hackers Tampered With APKPure Store to Distribute Malware Apps

APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores outside of the Google Play Store, was infected with malware this week, allowing threat actors to distribute Trojans to Android devices. In a supply-chain attack similar to that of German telecommunications equipment manufacturer Gigaset, the...

Hackers Exploit Unpatched VPNs to Install Ransomware on Industrial Targets

Unpatched Fortinet VPN devices are being targeted in a series of attacks against industrial enterprises in Europe to deploy a new strain of ransomware called "Cring" inside corporate networks. At least one of the hacking incidents led to the temporary shutdown of a production site, said...