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- 9 Jun 2026
Kaspersky Report Shows Early 2026 Witnessed an Increase in Cyberattacks on the Manufacturing Sector
According to a new Kaspersky ICS CERT report, in Q1 2026 the percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) on which malicious objects were blocked reached 19.6% globally. Kaspersky security…
- 13 May 2024
Firm Identifies Significant Security Risks in Widely used Cinterion Modems
Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have detected critical vulnerabilities in Cinterion cellular modems. The discovery showcases flaws that allow a remote unauthorised attacker to execute arbitrary code,…
- 24 Apr 2026
Kaspersky Discovers Vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon Chips that can Lead to Data Loss & Device Compromise
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…
- 22 Sept 2023
Africa Among Regions with Highest Number of Industrial Systems Under Attack in Q 1 2023
Malicious objects of all types were detected and blocked on 34% of Industrial Control System (ICS) computers in the first half of 2023, according to the ICS CERT landscape report by Kaspersky. In…
- 27 Feb 2024
Report Reveals 28.8% of ICS Computers in Nigeria Attacked with Malware
Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics in the second half of 2023 shows that 28.8% of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers in Nigeria were attacked with malware. This was part of Kaspersky…
- 23 Nov 2023
Africa Remains Most Targeted by Cybercrime in 2023
As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime. At a recent press conference in Johannesburg, Kaspersky shared…
- 25 Nov 2021
Nigeria, Others See a Decrease of Ordinary Threats, Experience Increase of Targeted Malware
According to Kaspersky’s latest research on the threat landscape trends, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are facing a dramatic change in the threat landscape. While regular, self-propagating malware…
- 14 Aug 2026
Organizations Face New Attacks via Unpatched TrueConf Videoconferencing Servers, Kaspersky Warns
Kaspersky has discovered a new multi-stage attack by the Head Mare APT group against organisations with PhantomCore and PhantomGraph backdoors. To deliver these backdoors, the attackers exploit…
- 28 Mar 2023
Kaspersky Blocked over 75,000 Attacks on IoT Devices in Nigeria and Kenya in 2022
Kaspersky detected and blocked 45,562 cyberattacks on Internet of Things (IoT) devices in Kenya and 30,089 cyberattacks on IoT devices in Nigeria. In South Africa this figure is 221,695. All these…
- 28 Feb 2024
Firm Reveals How Smart Toy Vulnerabilities Could Let Cybercriminals Video-chat with Kids
Vulnerabilities in a popular smart toy robot could make children potential targets for cybercriminals, Kaspersky researchers have discovered. The weaknesses could enable hackers to take control of…
- 16 Feb 2018
Kaspersky, ITU-T Strengthen IOT Security
A new international standard on 'security capabilities supporting the safety of the Internet of things' has officially come into play. The standard, 'Recommendation ITU-T Y.4806' classifies security…