According to a report from the Washington Post, the United States Department of Homeland Security has issued an order to all civilian agencies in the federal government to identify any software from Kaspersky Lab on their networks. This is in preparation for a potential outright ban on the use of Kaspersky software in those agencies […]
The first well-known fake mobile antivirus software was called Virus Shield, and it was placed in the Google Play Store. Since then, the malware has become progressively more sophisticated. Now, it seems to be using the names of legitimate antivirus software companies. Kaspersky posted an article five days ago about a couple of these malware packages […]
Kaspersky has recently released a detailed description of the “Red October” attack, an espionage operation involving the infection of hundreds of computers targeting government networks, embassies, and scientific organizations. The victims have mostly been in Eastern Europe, according to Securelist, but computers around the world have been infected, including some in the United States. The […]
