Malicious actors are busy setting up fake Netflix websites, trying to trick visitors into paying for supposedly legitimate subscriptions, and promising in-game currency and skins for popular games. How else are they scamming Gen Zers, and what can we do to fight back?
While open-source projects let you build almost any infosec solution, it’s crucial to realistically assess your team’s resources and the time it would take to achieve your goals.
Scammers are promising compensation from a bank to all comers — with no exceptions — and to boost their credibility they’ve even rolled out a deepfake newscast generated by AI.
Since 2016, a threat actor has been exploiting insecure plugins and themes to infect WordPress websites and redirect traffic to malicious websites.
Ever wondered why kids these days spend so much time online? Most parents do. So we found out what they’re actually doing there (spoiler: nothing bad).
Researchers find 57 potentially dangerous browser extensions in the Chrome Web Store. Here’s why they’re dangerous, and how not to fall victim.
A popular password manager was modified to allow attackers to steal passwords and encrypt users’ data. How to protect home computers and corporate systems from this threat?
Can your photos be viewed, stolen, or deleted when your smartphone is plugged into a public charging station? As it turns out — yes!
This post examines a hybrid email-and-phone scam in which attackers send emails from a genuine Microsoft email address.
If you still think that Steam, Google Play, and the App Store are malware-free, then read this fascinating story about PirateFi and other hacker creations disguised as games.
Autumn is here, kids are going back to school and also meeting up with friends in their favorite online games. With that in mind, we have just carried out one of our biggest ever studies of the threats young gamers are most likely to encounter.
Hackers have long been engaging with the gaming world: from cracking games and creating cheats, to, more recently, attacking esports players live during an Apex Legends tournament. Regarding the latter, we break down what happened and how it could have been avoided.
Malicious versions of the free-to-download game Super Mario 3: Mario Forever plant a miner and a stealer on gamers’ machines.
Minecraft mods downloaded from several popular gaming websites contain dangerous malware. What we know so far.
Why scammers are more likely to target kids than hardcore gamers, how they do it, and what they want to steal
Businesses reaching the “acceptance stage”: given inevitable breaches — how to prepare for them?
Scammers are using Google ads to push fake versions of real websites – and they’re after business accounts and company data.
We explore how cybercriminals are targeting IT specialists searching for a popular network scanner, using the Interlock ransomware attack as an example.
How organizations implement zero-trust principles, and what CISOs advise for project success.
How the situation with ransomware attacks on companies has changed, and why paying a ransom has become an even worse and more useless idea in 2025.
I firmly believe that the concept of cybersecurity will soon become obsolete, and cyberimmunity will take its place.
Eugene Kaspersky
Planning a safe digital detox: a checklist to help prepare for a vacation and unwind in peace.
Online converters are a tempting but dangerous way to change file formats. We tell you how to convert files and not get trojanized.
It feels as if spam is as old as the internet itself. The post looks at the money-making scams devised over the years, and how to avoid them today.
Mistakes to learn from in 2024 – and resolutions for a safer 2025.
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