A report by Kaspersky revealed that 8,500 users from small and medium-sized businesses fell victim to cyberattacks in 2025. The malicious or unwanted software was disguised as the names of common productivity tools on the internet. Cybercriminals resort to disguising malicious software with the names of popular tools. Kaspersky detected 4,000 malicious and unwanted files disguised as popular applications throughout 2025. The data showed that these malicious or unwanted files exploited the names of popular applications like "Zoom", "Office", and "Microsoft" to serve as bait for users. Additionally, there has been an increase in attackers exploiting popular artificial intelligence services, such as "ChatGPT".
