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There is no Jayden K. Smith

Here’s why you need to ignore the Jayden K. Smith messages.

New Petya / NotPetya / ExPetr ransomware outbreak

A new ransomware outbreak is happening right now. Here’s what we know so far and what you can do to protect yourself from the threat.

Snap Map security concerns

Snapchat’s new feature raises security concerns.

No, you have not won two free airline tickets

Facebook has been crawling with reposts that claim to be giving away thousands of free airline tickets. We uncover the truth.

Fireball: Adware with potential nuclear consequences

Adware found on 250 million computers spies on users and can install other software.

Cloak and Dagger: A hole in Android

How a couple of simple permissions let an application steal passwords, log user actions, and do many other nasty things.

Securing your ride

Car hacking is a hot topic these days. Good news, everybody: Kaspersky now protects connected cars.

Why two-factor authentication is not enough

How messages with confirmation codes from banks are intercepted and what can you do to protect yourself.

Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents

Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.

WannaCry: Are you safe?

What makes the self-replicating encryptor WannaCry so dangerous and how to prevent infection.

What your business needs to know about GDPR

Within 12 months, companies that do business in the European Union will be required to comply with a new set of data privacy rules called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Robots will take the jobs you don’t want

Our kids will be astronauts, artists, or travelers — whatever they want, because the boring tasks will be performed by robots.

Booby trapped app: The amazing world of Tinder bots

It turns out there are bots in Tinder and OkCupid. Who wants that?

Drone gone in 11 milliseconds

Drones are a part of the Internet of Things, which is widely known to be vulnerable. SEO title: How to hijack a drone

Three ways to rob an ATM: Remote, almost remote, and physical

We investigated three cases of ATM robbery — involving remote-controlled malware, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a drill.

Tizen OS: 40 new vulnerabilities

Samsung releases more and more devices with Tizen OS. At SAS 2017, we found out that this OS is highly insecure.

Say “No More!” to ransomware once more

Good news: Our international project No More Ransom was joined by more than 30 new allies, gathered 15 new decryption tools, and was translated into 8 more languages.