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Australia bans all Kaspersky products on government systems
The Australian government has banned all Kaspersky Lab products and web services from its systems and devices following an analysis that claims the company poses a significant security risk to the country. “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services by Australian Government […]
Google removes Kaspersky’s antivirus software from Play Store
Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky’s Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company’s developer accounts. Users have been reporting over the last week that Kaspersky’s products (including Kaspersky Endpoint Security and VPN & Antivirus by Kaspersky) are no longer available on Google Play in the United States and other world regions. Kaspersky confirmed the issue on the company’s official forums on […]
RansomHub ransomware abuses Kaspersky TDSSKiller to disable EDR software
The RansomHub ransomware gang has been using TDSSKiller, a legitimate tool from Kaspersky, to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) services on target systems. After taking down the defenses, RansomHub deployed the LaZagne credential-harvesting tool to extract logins from various application databases that could help move laterally on the network. TDSSKiller abused in ransomware attacks Kaspersky […]
Kaspersky offers free security software for six months in U.S. goodbye
Kaspersky is offering free security products for six months and tips for staying safe as a parting gift to consumers in the United States. The company decided to close its business and lay off employees in the U.S. after the U.S. government added Kaspersky to the Entity List, a catalog of “foreign individuals, companies, and […]
Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States
Russian cybersecurity company and antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab will start shutting down operations in the United States on July 20. Company also confirmed that it will lay off its U.S.-based employees. Independent cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter first reported that this will affect “less than 50 employees in the U.S.” This comes after the U.S. Treasury Department’s […]
Google fixes new Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in attacks
Google has released an emergency security update to fix the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks this year. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-13223 exists in the wild,” the search giant warned in a security advisory published on Monday. This high-severity vulnerability is caused by a type confusion weakness in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, reported last […]
Italian spyware vendor linked to Chrome zero-day attacks
A zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome, exploited in Operation ForumTroll earlier this year, delivered malware linked to Italian spyware vendor Memento Labs, born after IntheCyber Group acquired the infamous Hacking Team. Operation ForumTroll was uncovered by Kaspersky in March. The campaign targeted Russian organizations – media outlets, universities, research centers, government organizations, and financial institutions, with well-crafted invitations […]
Google patches sixth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, the sixth one tagged as exploited in attacks since the start of the year. While it didn’t specifically say whether this security flaw is still being actively abused in the wild, the company warned that it has a public exploit, a common indicator […]
Massive anti-cybercrime operation leads to over 1,200 arrests in Africa
Law enforcement authorities in Africa have arrested over 1,200 suspects as part of ‘Operation Serengeti 2.0,’ an INTERPOL-led international crackdown targeting cross-border cybercriminal gangs. Between June and August 2025, law enforcement agents seized $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures linked to attacks that targeted 87,858 victims worldwide. “In a sweeping INTERPOL-coordinated operation, authorities across […]
Crypto24 ransomware hits large orgs with custom EDR evasion tool
The Crypto24 ransomware group has been using custom utilities to evade security solutions on breached networks, exfiltrate data, and encrypt files. The threat group’s earliest activity was reported on GeekFeed forums in September 2024, though it never reached notable levels of notoriety. According to Trend Micro researchers tracking Crypto24’s operations, the hackers have hit several large organizations in the United […]