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New ransomware: a cross-platform future

The new Luna and Black Basta ransomware strains are capable of attacking Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi.

How does odor-based authentication work?

Just breathe! Unusual biometrics based on odor

We review a recent study on biometric authentication that uses breath analysis.

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 259

In this edition of the Kaspersky podcast, Jag and Jeff discuss autonomous car headaches in San Francisco, flood monitoring in India under ransomware, sketchy hardware and more.

Raining bitcoin: Fake Nvidia giveaway

How scammers swindle users out of cryptocurrency through a fake Nvidia giveaway supposedly worth 50,000 BTC.

Microsoft back-pedals on blocking macros

The return of the macro

Microsoft cancels its decision to block macros by default. We discuss the cybersecurity implications for companies.

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 258

Episode 258 of the Kaspersky podcast covers NFTs, crypto chaos and even more data breaches – tune in!

HR on guard for cybersecurity

The most effective protection is increasing employees’ awareness, and it’s up to HR to maintain it.

How to find hidden cameras and microphones with an app

Lumos: IoT device detection system

We explore the latest method for detecting hidden cameras and microphones described in one of the year’s best studies on personal security.

What’s Hertzbleed, and what’s so unique about it?

One of the most complex, yet easy to understand, infosec studies of recent times.

avorable exchange rate on a fake cryptoexchange

Hyped-up fake crypto-exchanges on YouTube

How scammers lure YouTube users to a fake website where a purported bug lets them exchange Bitcoin at an excellent rate.

Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway 1000, as a way to protect corporate IoT devices from any external interference.

Protecting corporate IoT devices

Cyber immune gateway that can shield IoT and IIoT devices from cyberthreats.

Phishing QR-code attack on QQ users

How scammers hijacked QQ accounts in a phishing QR-code attack.

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 257

Episode 257 of the Kaspersky podcast includes hacking ships and planes, lost USB sticks in Japan and Instagram selfie age checks!

“Package for you. Please scan the QR code”

How cybercriminals extract bank card details pretending to be DHL.

What do we need neuromorphic processors for?

A mind of their own: we need to talk about neuroprocessors

Why the future belongs to neuromorphic processors, and how they differ from conventional processors in modern devices.

Five reasons why your small business may become a victim of modern cyberthreats.

Five reasons to protect small business from cyberthreats

Five arguments in favor of installing security solutions on the endpoints of a small company.

Kaspersky experts have studied the eight most-common ransomware groups and analyzed their techniques, tactics, and procedures in detail.

Techniques, tactics and procedures of ransomware

Deep analysis of modern ransomware allows you to implement universal methods to counter them.

$2 million CS:GO inventory stolen by a hacker

$2 million inventory hacked in CS:GO

An unnamed hacker allegedly stole two million dollars’ worth of items from a CS:GO player’s backpack and has already started auctioning off the items.