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Kaspersky Lab suspends Flashback-fighting tool

Posted April 13, 2012 - 7:48 am

Kaspersky Lab on Thursday suspended distribution of its tool to remove the Flashback malware attacking Mac computers, saying the tool itself was making unacceptable alterations to user computers. A replacement is expected soon.
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Kaspersky Lab spots malware signed with stolen digital certificate

Posted March 15, 2012 - 8:55 pm

Security firm Kaspersky Lab Thursday said it's identified a malicious program that appears to make use of a compromised Symantec VeriSign digital certificate issued to Conpavi AG, which is known to work with Swiss government agencies. Kaspersky says it has asked Symantec VeriSign to revoke the compromised certificates.
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BSA red-faced as Kaspersky quits over SOPA support

Posted December 7, 2011 - 4:08 am

Kaspersky Lab has unexpectedly quit the Business Software Alliance (BSA) anti-piracy organization over its tacit support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
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Cut-price Stuxnet successors possible: Kaspersky

Posted March 28, 2011 - 9:13 pm

The complex Stuxnet worm, which some allege was designed by US and Israeli government agents to cripple Iranian nuclear technology, could be re-engineered at far less expense by civilian hackers to inflict more general damage, says anti-malware company founder Eugene Kaspersky.
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Ransomware rears ugly head, demands $120 to unlock files

Posted December 1, 2010 - 11:53 am

Ransomware is making a comeback, plaguing users with extortion demands of up to $120 to return documents or drives to their control, security experts said today.
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Web users attempt to view adult sites 750,000 times a day

Posted October 28, 2010 - 2:51 pm

The good news for business: the majority of these attempts are made in the evening with a peak of activity at 9pm.
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Stolen Twitter accounts can fetch $1,000

Posted January 29, 2010 - 11:45 am

According to researchers at Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminals are trying to sell hacked Twitter user names and passwords on-line for hundreds of dollars.
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Latest Kaspersky mobile software wipes data via SMS

Posted May 27, 2009 - 12:03 pm

Kaspersky Lab's latest mobile security software due to be released next week can wipe data with a text message command even if a thief has swapped out the phone's SIM card.
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Kaspersky says Web hack 'should not have happened'

Posted February 9, 2009 - 5:20 pm

It's the worst thing that can happen to a computer security vendor: This weekend, Moscow's Kaspersky Lab was hacked.
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Kaspersky, OpenDNS collaborate to slow Conficker worm

Posted February 9, 2009 - 10:26 am

OpenDNS has added a feature to its DNS services with help from Russian security company Kaspersky Lab to fight a widespread worm.
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Kaspersky says hacking attack did no damage

Posted July 22, 2008 - 3:55 pm

The defacement of one of Kaspersky Lab's partner Web sites over the weekend occurred while the site was under construction and offered no data to steal, a senior company official said Tuesday.
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