Consumers are increasingly being targetted by financial malware, alarming new research shows

Consumers are increasingly being targetted by financial malware, alarming new research shows
Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers
We pesky humans are responsible for 90 percent of cloud data breaches, with social engineering a major concern
Almost one in two industrial computers worldwide subjected to malicious cyber activity, Kaspersky Lab warns
Kaspersky Lab study also shows majority feel that attackers are rarely caught and brought to justice
US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products
Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns
Compromised servers used by Crouching Yeti/Energetic Bear hacker group found by Kaspersky Lab
Russian firm to open ‘transparency centre’ in Switzerland to handle US and European data
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a highly complex – and probably state-backed – malware strain that infects users via compromised routers
Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual suspects, finds Kaspersky’s probe
Kaspersky finds spyware can read WhatsApp messages and take pictures, and it has been around for three years already
The DHS’ September order prohibited Kaspersky Lab’s products, including its popular antivirus, on civilian government networks
Departments handling sensitive data should avoid Russian security products as they face an ‘increased risk’ of hacking, while Barclays drops Kaspersky offer
Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks
Kaspersky’s security software had stumbled across NSA code in 2014, but the PC in question was also infected with a backdoor
Kaspersky rejects claims it was directly involved and asks why didn’t the NSA report the alleged flaw
But Kaspersky Lab says the allegations are ‘completely unfounded’ and ‘no credible evidence has been presented’ for the ban
In private briefings, the FBI is reportedly advising US energy and technology firms to cut their ties with Kaspersky over alleged national security risks
UK National Cyber Security Centre says that just because it has never certified Kaspersky products, doesn’t mean it has a blacklist or that they aren’t suitable for businesses
Kaspersky Lab CEO willing to work with US authorities dispel long-standing rumours about his ties to the Russian government
Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits
Financial organisations need to consider the cost implications of cyber threats such as DDoS attacks
The malware is spreading via the Google Play store
Security researchers will now receive $5000 (£3,974) for discovering remote code execution bugs in Kaspersky products
Hackers could unlock your car or start its ignition via car app flaws discovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers
KasperskyOS now commercially available to help secure connected devices in the telecoms, automotive and industrial sectors
A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation
The flaw has since been fixed after being discovered by Google’s Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy
The data encryption capability is unlike that of most mobile ransomware in that it blocks the data rather than the device