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Woburn, MA – June 15, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each. The xDedic marketplace, which appears to be run by a Russian-speaking group, currently lists 70,624 hacked Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers for sale. Many of the servers host or provide access to popular consumer websites and services and some have software installed for direct mail, financial accounting and Point-of-Sale (PoS) processing. They can be used to target the owners’ infrastructures or as a launch-pad for wider attacks, while the owners, including government entities, corporations and universities, have little or no idea of what’s happening.

Woburn, MA – June 2, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab announced today the availability of a holistic, dedicated solution for businesses to protect and secure payment platforms from the latest cyberthreats, including advanced malware attacks. Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security is a specialized solution designed to protect vulnerable Point-of-Sale (PoS) payment systems and point of service machines, such as ATMs.

Woburn, MA – June 1, 2016 - Kaspersky Lab and Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest banks, worked closely with Russian law enforcement agencies in an investigation into the Lurk gang that has now resulted in the arrest of 50 people. Those detained are suspected of involvement in the creation of infected computers networks that resulted in the theft of more than $45 million dollars (3 billion rubles[1]) from banks, other financial institutions and businesses since 2011. This is the largest ever arrest of hackers to have taken place in Russia.

Woburn, MA – May 26, 2016 – Smartphones can be compromised when charged using a standard USB connection hooked up to a computer, Kaspersky Lab has discovered in a proof-of-concept experiment. The researchers are now evaluating what the impact of such an incident might be.

Woburn, MA – May 16, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab North America announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Leslie Bois, Vice President, Channel Sales, to its list of the 2016 Power 100, an elite subset of its prestigious annual Women of the Channel list. This list identifies an exclusive group of channel influencers drawn from the larger pool of CRN’s 2016 Women of the Channel: the most powerful women leaders across IT channel organizations whose expertise and vision have positioned their companies for success.