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CryptXXX ransomware encrypts files, steals data and bitcoins. Sounds serious, but we have a solution!

Windows is in the process of rolling out new changes to the fabled BSOD (‘Blue Screen Of Death’) which could have security implications.

USA and Canada governments are fed up with the tyranny of ransomware. Experts from both countries analyzed the latest incidents and released an advisory for their citizens.

A pirate app store that has tricked Apple and passed its code review is now stealing user’s creden-tials using FairPlay Man-in-the Middle attack.

Does your use of social media make you a liability to your company?

Sooner or later each user of the internet will face a trick or trap. Here’s the list of the most widespread ones. Forewarned is forearmed!

The SAS 2016 has come and gone. Here’s a look back on the top 10 Tweets from the conference to relive the magic.

At The SAS 2016, Kaspersky Lab researchers discussed the newly discovered Poseidon

At SAS 2016 our GReAT experts talk about a Java-based multi platform malware used by hundreds of cybercriminals for a handful of purposes

Vendors claim, that a fingerprint sensor in your smartphone is user-friendly and really secure. But it’s not true.

Kaspersky Lab discovered a new banking trojan called Asacub, which had evolved from a simple phishing program into a nearly ultimate threat.

The modern rail system is basically a network of hundreds of different, but interconnected computers. Are these systems flawless security-wise?

Kaspersky Lab has recently conducted an unusual research and proved that many users hardly care about security. Here is the reason to create reliable passwords for all of your accounts.

Think a photo of your boarding pass is innocent when posted online? Think again.

Criminals can use VoLTE to cause connection failure, subdue voice calls, or strip the victim’s mobile account of money.

While FBI recommends victims to pay the ransom, Kaspersky Lab won back the access to the files for dozens of thousands of CoinVault and Bitcryptor victims.

Google’s Android OS is a vulnerable system. Developers make it worse by not providing critical patches in time.

I wonder what will happen when there are no more infosec problems. Will our Threatpost news blog convert to a digest of kitty cats? Is this bright future feasible at

Today’s weekly news digest covers the stories about various mistakes in coding, and how they can be used for different purposes, including earning money.

A virus damaging hardware is one of the most widely believed myths in the infosec domain. And, at the same time, it’s the most non-standard one. And it’s not totally a myth, after all.

In the new installment of our explosive hit series “Infosec news” you’ll find: the breach of Bugzilla, Carbanak is coming back and Turla uses Level-God hard to track techniques to hide servers.