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The number of devices infected with data-stealing malware in 2023 was 9.8 million, a sevenfold increase over the same figure for 2020, according to new research from Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence. The data was obtained from log files that record the activities of "Infostealers." Infostealers are a type of malware that covertly extracts data from infected devices without encrypting it.
Kaspersky's researchers have developed a lightweight method to detect indicators of infection from sophisticated iOS spyware such as NSO Group's Pegasus, QuaDream's Reign, and Intellexa's Predator through analyzing a log file created on iOS devices. "The sysdiag dump analysis proves to be minimally intrusive and resource-light, relying on system-based artifacts to identify potential iPhone infections. Having received the infection indicator in this log and confirmed the infection using Mobile Verification Toolkit processing of other iOS artifacts, this log now becomes part of a holistic approach to investigating iOS malware infection," said Maher Yamout, Lead Security Researcher at Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team.
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team has exposed a previously unknown 'feature' in Apple iPhones that allows attackers to bypass hardware-based memory protection. Kaspersky reckons the hardware feature might have been intended for testing or debugging.
According to Kaspersky, APT attackers might expand their surveillance efforts to include more smart home technology devices, such as smart home cameras and connected car systems. Attacks leveraging botnets might "Obscure the targeted nature of the attack behind seemingly widespread assaults," according to the researchers.
Canada has banned the use of Kaspersky security products and Tencent's WeChat app on mobile devices used by government employees, citing network and national security concerns."The Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that WeChat and Kaspersky suite of applications present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security."
Canada on Monday announced a ban on the use of apps from Tencent and Kaspersky on government mobile devices, citing an "unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security." "The Government of...
A new report from Kaspersky reveals the top cyber threats for SMBs in 2023. The biggest cybersecurity threat to SMBs is the use of exploits by attackers; there were 483,980 detections in the five first months of 2023.
Right at the start of June 2023, well-known Russian cybersecurity outfit Kaspersky reported on a previously unknown strain of iPhone malware. Typically, iPhone malware that can compromise an entire device not only violates Apple's strictures about software downloads being restricted to the "Walled garden" of Apple's own App Store, but also bypasses Apple's much vaunted app separation, which is supposed to limit the reach of each app to a "Walled garden" of its own, containing only the data collected by that app itself.
Data leaks affecting both personal and professional data grew in 2022 and will continue into 2023. Huge data leaks impacting millions of users occurred in 2022, such as the WhatsApp leak and more recent Twitter leak exposing more than 200 million users' information.
Kaspersky is stopping the operation and sales of its VPN product, Kaspersky Secure Connection, in the Russian Federation, with the free version to be suspended as early as November 15, 2022. As the Moscow-based company informed on its Russian blog earlier this week, the shutdown of the VPN service will be staged, so that impact on customers remains minimal.