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The U.S. Bans Kaspersky Antivirus, WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attacks
In episode 336 of the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Biden administration’s recent ban on Kaspersky antivirus software in the U.S. due to security concerns linked to its Russian origins. We ...

U.S. Bans Sale of Kaspersky Cybersecurity Software
Long simmering suspicions about the loyalty of Kaspersky Software, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Russia, came to a head this week after the U.S. government banned the sale of the company’s software, ...

ShrinkLocker Ransomware Leverages BitLocker for File Encryption
The ransomware resizes system partitions to create a new boot partition, ensuring the encrypted files are loaded during system startup, which locks out the user ...
Alert: Coyote Trojan Strike Compromises 61 Brazilian Banks
Financial cyberattacks pose a significant threat to the stability of global economies and the security of financial institutions. In a recent cybersecurity development, a staggering 61 banks in Brazil have fallen victim ...

2024 Digital Resolutions: Use Stronger Passwords
Nearly a quarter of participants highlighted cybersecurity as a priority for 2024, according to a study conducted by Kaspersky on New Year's digital resolutions ...
New iPhone Exploit Uses Four Zero-Days
Kaspersky researchers are detailing “an attack that over four years backdoored dozens if not thousands of iPhones, many of which belonged to employees of Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky.” It’s a zero-click exploit ...

NSA iPhone Backdoor? Apple Avoids Russian Blame Game
“No Ordinary Vulnerability” — Operation Triangulation research uncovers new details of fantastic attack chain ...

Small Business Cybersecurity Hampered by Fear of Change, Judgement
Fear of making mistakes or being judged by colleagues keep SMBs from changing their cybersecurity behaviors, according to a Kaspersky survey ...

LockBit Builder Leak Leads to Flood of Ransomware Variants
The leak 11 months ago of the builder for the LockBit 3.0 ransomware opened the door for any threat actor to create their own customized versions of the malware and they took ...

Apple Fixes 0-Days — Russia Says US Used for Spying
Vulns unpatched for FOUR years: ‘Triangulation’ spyware said to use backdoor Apple gave to NSA ...