John Snow

For a messaging app to be truly private, encryption is not enough. In this post we discuss the necessary features of private messaging.

Kaspersky Lab experts create a cure for CryptXXX. For the third time.

The NoMoreRansom project gets bigger, welcoming new partners, new countries, and new free decryption utilities.

A criminal ring in India posed as technical support and tricked many people, but they couldn’t fool David Jacoby, our senior security researcher.

Ransomware infects 2,000 SFMTA computers, makes Muni rides free for the weekend.

Ransoc ransomware gathers data from victim’s social networks and hard drives, and uses it to blackmail victims.

Cybercriminals consider Black Friday and Cyber Monday a great time to steal your money. Here are a few tips on how to stay safe and still have fun.

You can catch a Trojan even if you visit only legitimate websites. This post explains how it happens and what you should do to protect yourself.

FAQ about ransomware: types, origins, dangers, and how you can stay safe.

The DressCode Trojan was found in more than 400 apps on Google Play.

Polyglot, aka MarsJoke, had aspirations. It was trying to be the next CTB-Locker — but we developed a cure.

Some Android Trojans can write reviews and rate apps on behalf of users, but without their consent.

Catching criminals, waking up a sleepy driver, stopping teens from buying cigarettes — facial recognition can help us accomplish all that and more.

Researchers discovered a hack that affects 100 million Volkswagen cars. And the equipment needed costs just $40.

A Dota 2 forum breach has leaked 2 million accounts. The consequences are meaningful.

Kaspersky Lab experts checked industrial control systems for vulnerabilities and found lots of them.

Everything you need to know about safe posting on any social network, boiled down to five crucial rules.

Ded Cryptor ransomware is based on EDA2 — an open-source cryptor. EDA2 was created for educational purposes, but then things went horribly wrong.

Mobile ransomware is on the rise. We discuss the most popular ransomware families, speculate on some statistics, and suggest the best means of protection. 

Database with millions of Twitter accounts is being sold on the Darknet. At least 32 million of them are unique and probably active. What you need to do is change your password ASAP!

As we’ve previously mentioned, the creators of TeslaCrypt, the constantly evolving trojan-cryptor, have suddenly decided to stop its distribution and release a master key. A master key is a key