VIRUS-NEWS
DDoS attacks in Q3 2019
by Oleg Kupreev11 Nov 2019 at 10:00am
Statistically, Q3 2019 differs little from Q2. In terms of geographical distribution of attacks and targets, we saw a continuation of the now familiar trend of unexpected guests appearing, only to drop out the next quarter.
Titanium: the Platinum group strikes again
by AMR8 Nov 2019 at 10:00am
Platinum is one of the most technologically advanced APT actors with a traditional focus on the APAC region. During recent analysis we discovered Platinum using a new backdoor that we call Titanium.
DarkUniverse ? the mysterious APT framework #27
by GReAT5 Nov 2019 at 10:00am
Well-known ?Lost in Translation? leak, among other things, contained an interesting script that checked for traces of other APTs in the compromised system. In 2018, we found an APT described as the 27th function of this script, which we call ?DarkUniverse?.
Chrome 0-day exploit CVE-2019-13720 used in Operation WizardOpium
by AMR1 Nov 2019 at 4:00pm
Recently, we caught a new unknown exploit for Chrome browser. We promptly reported this to the Google. After reviewing of the PoC we provided, the company confirmed there was a zero-day vulnerability and assigned it CVE-2019-13720.
The cake is a lie! Uncovering the secret world of malware-like cheats in vide...
by Santiago Pontiroli1 Nov 2019 at 10:00am
It?s been a long journey since the early days of cheats development, and we can currently encounter them demonstrating malware-like behavior, using anti-detection techniques and evasion features that rival rootkits and implants found in advanced persistent threats.
Steam-powered scammers
by Mikhail Sytnik28 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
One of the most popular platforms among users (and hence cybercriminals) is Steam, and we?ve been observing money-making schemes to defraud its users for quite some time. Since June, however, such attacks have become more frequent and, compared to previous attempts, far more sophisticated.
Data collectors
by Anna Larkina23 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
As we saw from the statistics, tech giants that collect and analyze data to show us targeted advertising are present practically everywhere in the world. And it is these companies that store the most data about people from all over the planet.
APT trends report Q3 2019
by GReAT16 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
The quarterly summaries of APT activity are based on our threat intelligence research and provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and discussed in greater detail in our private reports. This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q3 2019.
IoT: a malware story
by Dan Demeter15 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
Since 2008, cyber-criminals have been creating malware to attack IoT-devices. How do we deal with that? The best option for tracking attacks, catching malware and getting an overview of attacks in this area is to use honeypots.
A glimpse into the present state of security in robotics
by Dmitry Galov14 Oct 2019 at 9:35am
Kaspersky and the research team at the University of Ghent looked deeper into how the wide use of so-called "social robots" in the future could affect humans' private lives, their social behavior and what the cyber security takeaways from this impact are.
