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In 2023, more than 1/5 of cyberattacks persisted for over a month, the annual Kaspersky Incident Response 2023 report has revealed, with trusted relationships emerging as one of the main attack vectors in these prolonged cases. The report draws on the results of Kaspersky's cyberattack investigations throughout the year, gathered when supporting organizations seeking incident response assistance or when hosting expert events for their internal incident response teams.

Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have detected critical vulnerabilities in Cinterion cellular modems. The discovery showcases flaws that allow a remote unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code, constituting a major threat to millions of industrial devices. Kaspersky will present further details on these vulnerabilities during their talk at OffensiveCon in Berlin, scheduled for May 11.

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered two new malicious campaigns operated by the notorious Careto Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, marking their first activity since 2013. Demonstrating a remarkably high level of sophistication, the actors conducted two complex cyberespionage campaigns using a multimodal framework. This framework enables the recording of microphone input, stealing a wide range of files and data, and gaining overall control over the infected machine. The campaigns targeted organizations in Latin America and Central Africa.

Ransomware remains a formidable cybersecurity threat, impacting organizations and individuals globally. With the rise of targeted ransomware groups, Kaspersky's latest research uncovers a concerning trend: every third cyber incident in 2023 was attributed to ransomware attacks. As the world prepares to observe International Anti-ransomware Day on May 12, Kaspersky releases a comprehensive analysis of the current ransomware landscape. Delving into major events, emerging trends, and actionable recommendations, the report sheds light on the evolving nature of ransomware threats and their implications for cybersecurity.

Ransomware remains a formidable cybersecurity threat, impacting organizations and individuals globally. With the rise of targeted ransomware groups, Kaspersky's latest research uncovers a concerning trend: every third cyber incident in 2023 was attributed to ransomware attacks. As the world prepares to observe International Anti-ransomware Day on May 12, Kaspersky releases a comprehensive analysis of the current ransomware landscape. Delving into major events, emerging trends, and actionable recommendations, the report sheds light on the evolving nature of ransomware threats and their implications for cybersecurity.

The number of attacks with exploits increased by the end of 2023–2024, compared to the beginning of the last year, Kaspersky finds. Although there has been a slight decrease in 2024, the trend persists due increasing popularity of Linux systems. In 2023, critical vulnerability registrations surged 3 times compared to 2019-2022 average.

Kaspersky has delivered a Kaspersky Expert Training series to INTERPOL law enforcement officers, unfolding new advanced threat detection and mitigation strategies for cybersecurity researchers. Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and CERT experts have provided the agency’s staff with training on reverse engineering and incident response.

Over one-third (37%) of geographically distributed companies identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern, according to a new Kaspersky survey. At the same time, 24% of businesses consider ensuring comprehensive information protection of all their offices most significant challenge.

Kaspersky has released its annual Financial Threats Report for 2023, offering a detailed analysis of the evolving financial cyberthreat landscape. The report reveals significant increases in mobile banking malware and cryptocurrency-related phishing, signaling growing threats to digital financial assets.

The frequency of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement exceeded two per day in 2023, according to the Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team. In the latest MDR Analyst Report, they observed this trend across all industries with financial, IT, government, and industrial sectors at the top of the list.