Targeted Attacks

APT trends report Q2 2021

For more than four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of… Read More

3 years ago

Managed Detection and Response in Q4 2020

 Download full report (PDF) As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, and security solutions require more resources to analyze the huge amount… Read More

3 years ago

LuminousMoth APT: Sweeping attacks for the chosen few

APT actors are known for the frequently targeted nature of their attacks. Typically, they will handpick a set of targets… Read More

3 years ago

WildPressure targets the macOS platform

New findings Our previous story regarding WildPressure was dedicated to their campaign against industrial-related targets in the Middle East. By… Read More

3 years ago

Quick look at CVE-2021-1675 & CVE-2021-34527 (aka PrintNightmare)

Summary Last week Microsoft warned Windows users about vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service – CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 (also… Read More

3 years ago

REvil ransomware attack against MSPs and its clients around the world

An attack perpetrated by REvil aka Sodinokibi ransomware gang against Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their clients was discovered on… Read More

3 years ago

Do cybercriminals play cyber games in quarantine? A look one year later

Last year, we decided to take a look at how the pandemic influenced the gaming industry and what new threats… Read More

3 years ago

Andariel evolves to target South Korea with ransomware

Executive summary In April 2021, we observed a suspicious Word document with a Korean file name and decoy. It revealed… Read More

3 years ago

Ferocious Kitten: 6 years of covert surveillance in Iran

Interestingly, some of the TTPs used by this threat actor are reminiscent of other groups that are active against a… Read More

3 years ago

PuzzleMaker attacks with Chrome zero-day exploit chain

On April 14-15, 2021, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of highly targeted attacks against multiple companies. Closer analysis revealed that… Read More

3 years ago

IT threat evolution Q1 2021

Targeted attacks Putting the ‘A’ into APT In December, SolarWinds, a well-known IT managed services provider, fell victim to a… Read More

3 years ago

Evolution of JSWorm ransomware

Introduction Over the past few years, the ransomware threat landscape has been gradually changing. We have been witness to a… Read More

3 years ago

Ransomware world in 2021: who, how and why

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in… Read More

3 years ago

Operation TunnelSnake

Windows rootkits, especially those operating in kernel space, are pieces of malware infamous for their near absolute power in the… Read More

3 years ago

Japanese Organizations Hacked: Tick is the Culprit

Tick has constantly used spear-phishing and watering hole attacks to breach target systems. However, in one instance, the group has… Read More

3 years ago

APT trends report Q1 2021

For four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent… Read More

3 years ago