In Q1, resources in 74 countries were targeted by DDoS attacks. China, the US and South Korea remained the leaders in terms of number of DDoS attacks and number of targets. The longest DDoS attack in Q1 2016 lasted for 197 hours (or 8.2 days). Read Full Article
Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence Report for Q4 2015
In Q4 2015, resources in 69 countries were targeted by DDoS attacks. The largest numbers of DDoS attacks targeted victims in China, the US and South Korea. The longest DDoS attack in Q4 2015 lasted for 371 hours. Read Full Article
Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence Report Q3 2015
In the third quarter of 2015 botnet-assisted DDoS attacks targeted victims in 79 countries around the world; 91.6% of targeted resources were located in 10 countries. The largest numbers of DDoS attacks targeted victims in China, the US and South Korea. The longest DDoS attack in Q3 2015 lasted for 320 hours. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution in Q3 2015
In the third quarter of 2015 Kaspersky Lab solutions detected and repelled a total of 235,415,870 malicious attacks from online resources located all over the world. There were 5,686,755 registered notifications about attempted malware infections that aim to steal money via online access to bank accounts. Were detected 323,374 new malicious mobile programs. Read Full Article
Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence Report Q2 2015
In Q2 2015, botnet-assisted DDoS attacks targeted victims in 79 countries. 77% of botnet-assisted attacks targeted resources located in 10 countries. The largest numbers of DDoS attacks targeted victims in China and the USA. Cybercriminals continue to exhibit a growing persistence: DDoS attacks lasting up to 8.5 days were observed. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution in Q2 2015
In the second quarter of 2015 Kaspersky Lab solutions detected and repelled a total of 379,972,834 malicious attacks from online resources. There were 5,903,377 registered notifications about attempted malware infections aiming at stealing money via online access to bank accounts. Were detected 291,887 new malicious mobile programs. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution in Q1 2015
In the first quarter of 2015 Kaspersky Lab products detected a total of 2,2 bln malicious attacks and more than 93 mln unique malicious URLs. The story of the powerful Equation cyberespionage group was perhaps the most talked-about news story of Q1. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2014
Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 1,325,106,041 threats in the third quarter of 2014. Our solutions blocked 696,977 attacks that attempted to launch malware capable of stealing money from online banking accounts. Were detected 74,489 new malicious mobile programs, including 7010 mobile banking Trojans. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q2 2014
Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 995,534,410 threats in the second quarter of 2014. 927,568 computers running Kaspersky Lab products were attacked by banking malware. 65,118 new malicious mobile programs were detected. 2033 mobile banking Trojans were detected in this period, 1.7 times more than last quarter. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q1 2014
According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products blocked a total of 1131000866 malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in the first quarter of 2014. Read Full Article