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Kaspersky Lab researchers puts KLara into open source domain
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab's security researchers have placed KLara, a tool created internally to accelerate the search for related malware samples, into the open source domain for everyone to use. KLara is a distributed, rule-based malware scanner able to run multiple ru
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Chinese-speaking APT actor caught spying on pharmaceutical organizations
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab's researchers have discovered evidence of an emerging and alarming trend: more and more advanced cyber threat actors are turning their attention to attacks against the healthcare sector. The infamous PlugX malware has been detected in pharmaceut
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Telegram messenger being used to spread multipurpose malware
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered cyber attacks being carried out by a new piece of malware using a zero-day vulnerability feature in the Telegram Desktop app.
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Maharashtra Government issues advisory on 'Reaper' botnet
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 27 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Friday issued a security advisory regarding the recent outbreak of 'Reaper' botnet across the globe.
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Google announces plans to upgrade two-factor authentication tool
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 30 (ANI): Amid rising cybercrimes and malware attacks by third-party sources, US-based tech MNC Google has announced that it may replace its two-factor authentication tool in order to protect high-profile users from 'politically motivated' cyber attacks.
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'Mining' botnets infected with malware looting several PCs: Kaspersky
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab's Anti-Malware Research team identified two botnets made of computers infected with malware, which silently installs cryptocurrency miners - legitimate software used to 'mine' virtual currencies based on blockchain technology, resulting in a lo
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'Xafecopy' mobile malware detected in 40pct of India; looting victims thro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Experts at Kaspersky Lab experts uncovered a mobile malware 'Xafecopy Trojan' targeting the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) billing payment method, stealing money through victims' mobile accounts without their knowledge, disguised as useful apps like Batt
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British security researcher who stopped WannaCry attack arrested over sepa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 4 (ANI): The 23-year-old British security researcher, Marcus Hutchins, who was credited with stopping the WannaCry outbreak in its tracks, has been arrested by the FBI over his alleged involvement in another malicious software targetting bank accounts.
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WannaCry hackers could be from Southern China
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], May 29 (ANI): The hackers working under the name of WannaCry malware, the name that shook 150 countries by hacking their major websites, are likely to originate from the southern mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore.
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Stand ready to lend technical support, assistance: DHS on cyber attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 13 (ANI): Hours after the malware that affected the National Health Service (NHS) England spread to as many as 74 countries, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement saying it was "aware of reports of ransomware known as WannaCry af
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Hacking tool was likely stolen from NSA: Expert on cyber attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 13 (ANI): A security expert at Surrey university has claimed that the malware, which affected the National Health Service (NHS) England hospitals and continues to spread across various parts of the world, resembles an exploit of 'EternalBlue'.
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45,000 cyber attacks carried out in 74 countries: Kaspersky Lab
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 13 (ANI): As the malware that affected the National Health Service (NHS) England hospitals continues to spread across various parts of the world, Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity company based in Moscow, has published a blog post in which it estimates that 45,000 attacks h
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