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This is Kaspersky's aggregated press release page covering recent cybersecurity discoveries, threat reports, and company announcements. Content includes vulnerability disclosures, malware analyses, and sector-specific threat statistics. The page does not specifically address AI safety but touches on systemic cyber risks relevant to secure AI deployment.
Key Points
- •Kaspersky researchers discovered PhantomRPC, a Windows RPC vulnerability enabling privilege escalation via fake servers.
- •Government and industrial sectors were the primary cyberattack targets in 2025, with government accounting for 19% of incidents.
- •Over one million banking accounts were compromised by infostealers in 2024, reflecting a shift toward credential theft.
- •Public-facing applications (43.7%) and trusted relationships (15.5%) are the dominant initial attack vectors in 2025.
- •Fake crypto wallet apps and banking trojans highlight ongoing threats to financial and digital asset security.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| WannaCry (2017) | Financial Impact | $1B | Dec 2017 |
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Filter by: Filter by: Kaspersky has discovered PhantomRPC, a Windows RPC vulnerability that allows attackers to create a fake server and escalate privileges
April 24, 2026 Kaspersky has identified PhantomRPC, a vulnerability in the Windows Remote Procedure Call architecture that stems from architectural design behavior. The results of the research were presented at Black Hat Asia 2026. Read More Kaspersky discovers vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that can lead to data loss & device compromise
April 23, 2026 Kaspersky ICS CERT discovered a hardware-level vulnerability affecting Qualcomm chipsets that are widely used in a range of consumer and industrial devices, including smartphones and tablets, car components, IoT devices and more. The vulnerability... Read More Trusted relationship and exploits in public-facing applications strengthen position as the main attack vectors
April 21, 2026 Although the main initial vectors in 2025 remain similar to 2024, their combined share has grown to over 80%. Public-facing applications account for 43.7%, while trusted relationships have increased from 12.7% to 15.5%. Valid accounts make up 25.4%.... Read More Kaspersky finds 26 fake crypto wallet apps on Apple's App Store that can drain digital assets
April 20, 2026 Kaspersky Threat Research identified multiple fraudulent applications mimicking legitimate crypto wallets on the Apple App Store. Once opened, the apps redirect users to phishing pages which impersonate the App Store and deliver trojanized wallet... Read More Kaspersky unveils 2026 roadmap for its global Kids Cyber Resilience Project
April 20, 2026 Kaspersky reveals its 2026 plans for the global Kids Cyber Resilience Project, marking a new wave of educational activities that will roll out across the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions. The company will hold interactive workshops and webinars to... Read More Kaspersky partners with KidZania India to launch new role-play activity “Cyber Investigation Center”
April 14, 2026 Kaspersky has partnered with KidZania India, a global indoor family theme park, to open Cyber Investigation Centres in Mumbai and Delhi NCR, India. The Cyber Investigation Centre is a first-of-its-kind role-play experience where children not only... Read More Kaspersky opens Call for Papers and announces Capture the Flag competition for 2026 Security Analyst Summit
April 14, 2026 Cybersecurity thought leadership hub brings together global experts to explore the evolving threat landscape Read More Kaspersky: New version of JanelaRAT hijacks banking sessions of users in Latin America
April 13, 2026 Kaspersky GReAT researchers detected and analyzed a new version of JanelaRAT, which masqueraded as a legitimate pixel art application. Consistent with previous intrusions and campaigns, the primary targets of the threat actors distributing JanelaRAT... Read More Nearly 70% of businesses ready to share their contractors’ security
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