Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market Following Commerce Department Ban

Russian security vendor Kaspersky has said it's exiting the U.S. market nearly a month after the Commerce Department announced a ban on the sale of its software in the country citing a national security risk. News of the closure was first reported by journalist Kim Zetter. The company is expected...

The Problem the US TikTok Crackdown and Kaspersky Ban Have in Common

While Kaspersky and TikTok make very different kinds of software, the US has targeted both over national security concerns. But the looming bans have larger implications for internet freedom...

The US Is Banning Kaspersky

This move has been coming for a long time. The Biden administration on Thursday said it’s banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban--­th...

A week in security (June 17 – June 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Microsoft Recall delayed after privacy and security concerns Almost everything you always wanted to know about cybersecurity, but were too afraid to ask, with Tjitske de Vries: Lock and Code S05E13 43% of couples experience pressure to share logins and locations,...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a day after the Russian company was banned by the Commerce Department. The move "underscores our commitment to...

US bans Kaspersky, warns: “Immediately stop using that software”

The US government will ban the sale of Kaspersky antivirus products to new customers in the United States starting July 20, with a follow-on deadline to prohibit the cybersecurity company from providing users with software updates after September 29. The move follows years of allegations that the...

U.S. Bans Kaspersky Software, Citing National Security Risks

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security BIS on Thursday announced a "first of its kind" ban that prohibits Kaspersky Lab's U.S. subsidiary from directly or indirectly offering its security software in the country. The blockade also extends to the cybersecurity company's...

US Bans Kaspersky Software

Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security...

IT threat evolution in Q1 2024. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q1 2024 IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2024: 10.1 million attacks using malware, adware, or unwanted mobile software were blocked. The most commo...

IT threat evolution in Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q1 2024 IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics The statistics presented here are based on detection verdicts by Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly...

Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It wa...

QakBot attacks with Windows zero-day (CVE-2024-30051)

In early April 2024, we decided to take a closer look at the Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2023-36033, which was previously discovered as a zero-day exploited in the wild. While searching for samples related to this exploit and attacks that used it, we found a...

Kaspersky Reveals Global Rise in APTs, Hacktivism and Targeted Attacks

By Waqas Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT has released its latest quarterly report Q1 2024 on the advanced persistent threat APT activity, highlighting several key trends in the threat and risk environment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky...

Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q1 2024

We at Kaspersky continuously monitor the evolving cyberthreat landscape to ensure we respond promptly to emerging threats, equipping our products with detection logic and technology. Software vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit or are already actively exploiting are a critical componen...

Managed Detection and Response in 2023

Managed Detection and Response in 2023 PDF Alongside other security solutions, we provide Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response MDR to organizations worldwide, delivering expert monitoring and incident response 24/7. The task involves collecting telemetry for analysis by both machine-learning ...

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on 13 Linked to Commercial Spyware Misuse

The U.S. Department of State on Monday said it's taking steps to impose visa restrictions on 13 individuals who are allegedly involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or who are immediately family members of those involved in such businesses. "These individuals have facilitated ...

ToddyCat Hacker Group Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft

The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range of tools to retain access to compromised environments and steal valuable data. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky characterized the adversary as relying on various programs to harvest data on an "industrial scale" from...

57,000 Kaspersky Fan Club Forum User Data Leaked in Hosting Breach

By Waqas Hacker group RGB claims responsibility for breaching Kaspersky's fan club and the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, leaking over 100,000 criminal records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 57,000 Kaspersky Fan Club Forum User Data Leaked in Hosting Bre...

KLA65472 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Browser

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Browser. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial of service, execute arbitrary code, spoof user interface. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. Out of bounds memory access vulnerability in V8 can be exploited to...

KLA65470 Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Apache HTTP Server. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. HTTP Response splitting vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. 2...