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Researchers discovered a hack that affects 100 million Volkswagen cars. And the equipment needed costs just $40.

Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek learned to hack a car’s steering wheel, brakes, and acceleration. They presented their finding at Black Hat USA 2016.

According to Kaspersky Security Network, the number of corporate users attacked by cryзtors has increased almost sixfold — from 27,000 in 2014–2015 to 158,600 in 2015–2016.

Short-term rental sites are great for travelers and homeowners. The Wi-fi? Maybe not so much.

In this roundup, we talk about five true leaks and some lessons to be learned from them.

Online dating fraud cost victims millions last year. Be vigilant and protect yourself!

When Canada-based adultery site Ashley Madison was hacked, cybercriminals wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Even now, a year later, they continue to blackmail people and hold their data hostage. We look back at what happened then and talk about what’s happening now.

How to protect yourself from ransomware? Are there any cross-platform cryptors? How much time does it take to catch a cybercriminal? Jornt van der Wiel discusses all of that and more

How to keep your money and data safe during the 2016 Olympics: All of the risks you need to know about, in one post.

Kaspersky Lab experts checked industrial control systems for vulnerabilities and found lots of them.

Ranscam deletes your files and then demands ransom to restore them, or it will delete them. Yes, in that order.

Smart MSPs craft security software proposals for SMBs and offer security systems management services that eliminate the need for in-house information security specialists. Not every service provider is good for small companies, but the most successful MSPs are focused on this segment.

You aren’t the only one to catch the PokémonGo craze. So have criminals.

Any USB device can potentially be zombified and turned into a secret agent for cybercrooks. The world needed a shield against this threat, so we rolled up our sleeves and created one.

Once, hackers wrote malware just for the fun of it, but now Trojans are serious business. However, here are five modern, weird malware samples that may be funny and strange, but they are still very dangerous.

Criminals are stealing money from freelancers — by offering them a job.

Apple no longer encrypts the kernel of its iOS operating system. It seems that this is another step towards turning iOS into something similar to Android.

Spanish magazine Red Seguridad recently granted an award to the Kaspersky CyberSafety Management Games training program.

Have you ever received a letter from a Nigerian prince? A Nigerian astronaut? How about Daenerys Targaryen? If so, you know that we are talking about funny Nigerian spam — and this post covers it all!

While we rest, cybercriminals work. Kaspersky Lab discusses the main risks for tourists and travelers on business trips.

Our survey questioned consumers – 97% of whom had travelled to another country during the past 12 months – about their digital habits abroad. It found that in the world of work and leisure, we are a well-travelled lot, but we tend to leave our digital security at home.