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Read more: Two Thirds of Docker Hub Images Harbour Critical Security FlawsKaspersky has found that only one in ten Docker Hub images analysed was fully up to date, with 64 out of 100 sampled images containing critical vulnerabilities capable of enabling remote code execution, crashing server processes, or granting attackers root privileges via local access. The findings, produced using Kaspersky Container…
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Read more: Over One Million Banking Accounts Hit by Infostealers in 2025Kaspersky’s 2025 financial threat report finds over 1 million banking accounts compromised by infostealers, with 74% of stolen cards still valid in 2026.
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Read more: Popular PC Utility Site Served Malware for 19 Hours, Kaspersky RevealsKaspersky researchers uncovered a 19-hour supply chain attack on the CPU-Z and HWMonitor website, which served malware-laced installers to millions of users worldwide on 9 April 2026.
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Read more: Gaming cyberthreats surge 86% across Southeast Asia, children in the crosshairsKaspersky has reported a sharp 86% increase in gaming-related cyberthreats detected on user devices across Southeast Asia in the second half of 2025, with popular titles including Minecraft, Roblox, and Genshin Impact among the most frequently exploited. Singapore mirrored the regional trend, recording a 22% rise in such threats over…
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Read more: New RAT malware steals data — then taunts its victimsCybersecurity firm Kaspersky has uncovered an active malicious campaign distributing a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) that combines extensive data theft capabilities with an unusual “prankware” feature designed to psychologically taunt its victims. Dubbed CrystalX RAT, the malware is being sold as malware-as-a-service (MaaS) and actively promoted on YouTube…
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Read more: Comments: 2 Android applications on Google Playstore found to contain malwareComments by: Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer, Synopsys Software Integrity Group Even though there are safeguards in place on the Google PlayStore to protect Android users against potentially unwanted or malicious apps, you should not place all of your trust in these measures. Google has some ways of checking that…
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Read more: Comments: Password-stealing Windows malware distributed via ads for cracked softwareComments by: Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Misleading a computer user to install malicious software has always been a significant issue in malware distribution. This is mainly due to people using anti-malware software, especially if it has predictive technology to identify malicious actions on the…
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Read more: Comments: Millions of Apple users warned of malware strain stealing the information of MacOS usersComments by: Ashutosh Rana, Senior Security Consultant, Synopsys Software Integrity Group Hearing about new malware variants for popular operating systems like Mac or Windows, as well as malware-as-a-service should not be surprising to anyone. This variant (and most other malware) depends on social engineering techniques to infect the host machine.…
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Read more: Comments: New Android Malware Disguised as “Netflix” App Spread through WhatsApp MessagesComments by: Aviran Hazum, Manager of Mobile Intelligence at Check Point Software Technologies The malware’s technique is fairly new and innovative. The technique here is to hijack the connection to WhatsApp by capturing notifications, along with the ability to take predefined actions, like ‘dismiss’ or ‘reply’ via the Notification Manager.…
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Read more: A changing landscape: 2020 sees a global shift in financial malware threatsAccording to a new Kaspersky report, the financial threat landscape experienced a game-changing pandemic year. In the report, titled Financial Cyberthreats in 2020, it was found that while the overall volume of threats via PCs or mobiles decreased during this period, Kaspersky experts noticed cybercriminals using new and advanced propagation techniques.…
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