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T E C H N O LO G Y
AK-47 Russian
maker competes
Tesla with CV-1
electric supercar
Beware of mobile banking Trojans
MOSCOW: The race is on for the
most efficient and affordable electricpowered
car with Russia's largest
militar y and civilian weapons
manufacturer, Kalashnikov Concern
which popularized the AK-47 assault
rifle, now on the market against Tesla
and others in China and Europe.
Kalashnikov recently unveiled at
Russia's August 23 defense expo the
CV-1 electric supercar with a retro
look inspired by the Izh-Kombi, a
small Soviet box-type car built for
families in the 1970s.
While CV-1 looks cold on the
outside compared to other electricpowered
cars like Tesla, Byton, BYD,
NIO, etc., Kalashnikov says it's packed
with revolutionary tech inside. It can
travel as far as 350 km (217 miles) on a
single charge and can accelerate from
0 to 100 kph in 6 seconds, making it at
par with Tesla Model 3.
No information though was
provided on when CV-1 would go into
full production and nor its estimated
price.
Kalashnikov Concern, which
produces about 95% of all small arms
in Russia and supplying to more than
27 countries around the world, told
the media it hopes to actively
compete in the growing batterypowered
vehicles.
The company said it is also
developing new business lines that
include remote weapon stations,
unmanned aerial vehicles and multifunctional
special-purpose boats.
MOSCOW: The multinational
cyber-security and anti-virus provider
Kaspersky Lab says treats of viruses
and malware mobile banking Trojan
attacks rose to historic high in the
second quarter of 2018 as banking
activities online increased.
The Moscow-based company said
the number of installation packages
for mobile banking – modifications
which help attackers avoid detection
by security solutions and to expand
their arsenal – peaked at over 61,000
during the period.
It described mobile banking
Trojans as among the most vicious
types of malwares as they are
designed to steal money directly
from mobile users' bank accounts.
This type of attack is attractive to
cybercriminals from all over the
world, looking for an easy profit.
The malware is typically disguised
as a legitimate app, to lure people
into installing it. Once the banking
app is launched, the Trojan displays
its own interface overlaying the
banking app's interface. When the
u s e r i n p u t s c r e d e n t i a l s , t h e
malware steals the information,
Kaspersky said.
The United States, Russia and
Poland, in that order, suffered the
most on the shares of mobile banking
Trojan attacks during the period.
“The threat landscape in the
second quarter of this year gives us
lots of cause for concern regarding
mobile users' security. The overall
g r o w t h i n m o b i l e m a l w a r e
installation packages – especially
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h b a n k i n g –
demonstrates that cybercriminals are
constantly creating new modifications
to their malicious software
to make it more sophisticated and
discreet for cybersecurity vendors to
detect,” said Victor Chebyshev,
security expert at Kaspersky Lab.
“User and the industry should be
extremely cautious and vigilant in the
c o m i n g m o n t h s a s t h e t re n d
continues to grow.”
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How to avoid malwares:
Install applications only from
trusted sources, ideally – from the
official app store;
Check permissions requested by
t h e a p p – i f t h e y d o n o t
correspond with the app's task
(e.g. a reader asks to access your
messages and calls), this can be a
sign of an unscrupulous app;
Use a robust security solution to
protect you from malicious
software and its actions. The free
version of Kaspersky Internet
Security for Android can help you
avoid such unpleasant situations;
Do not click on links from spam
emails;
Do not perform the rooting
procedure of the device that will
provide cybercriminals with
limitless capabilities.