As businesses navigate through a minefield of security threats on a daily basis, ransomware emerges as a particularly significant challenge, known for its ability to inflict severe damage and major financial losses. With its capability …
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58 percent of malware families sold as a service are ransomware
The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team presented a new study that reveals ransomware as the most widespread Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) over the past seven years. The study is based on research conducted on 97 malware families …
Continue readingKaspersky launches its XDR platform to combat targeted ransomware in the Philippines
Kaspersky recently unveiled its Kaspersky Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform which aims to mitigate the costly threat of targeted ransomware for businesses in the Philippines. Ransomware—the malware that locks a device or files—continues to …
Continue readingRansomware top menace for enterprises in SEA
Kaspersky foils more than 300K ransomware attacks aiming to kidnap businesses’ data in 2022 Digital kidnappers are after enterprises in Southeast Asia (SEA). Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky predicts the trend will continue this year and …
Continue readingAndariel, a Lazarus subgroup, expands its attacks with new ransomware
Kaspersky experts have uncovered new attacks by Andariel, an advanced persistent threat (APT) subgroup of Lazarus, known for its campaigns in South Korea. The attacks involved modifications of the well-known malware, DTrack, as well as …
Continue readingNine-in-ten organizations already attacked by ransomware would pay ransom if targeted again
For Anti-Ransomware Day 2022, Kaspersky took a snapshot of business executives’ attitudes towards ransomware The new Kaspersky report, “How business executives perceive ransomware threat” discovered that in 88% of organizations previously attacked by ransomware, business …
Continue readingRansomware operators and where to find them: Kaspersky sheds light on the ransomware ecosystem
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone’s tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with …
Continue readingRansomware targeting SEA SMBs drops in 2020 vs 2019
Kaspersky, however, reminds business owners on how this threat has become more targeted and more malicious Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it has detected and foiled …
Continue readingLazarus employs multi-platform malware framework in series of data espionage and ransomware attacks
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a series of attacks which use an advanced malware framework, called MATA, to target Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. In use since spring 2018, the framework is linked to Lazarus …
Continue readingLazarus dives into big-game hunting, now operates its own ransomware
Incident analysis by Kaspersky of two cases in Europe and Asia has uncovered that VHD ransomware – first discussed in public in spring 2020 – is owned and operated by Lazarus, a prominent North-Korean APT …
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