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An increased number of Linux and Windows users are encountering exploits: Kaspersky report
The Island
|August 30, 2025
New Kaspersky data has shown that more Windows and Linux users faced vulnerability exploits in the first half of 2025, compared to 2024.
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The total number of vulnerabilities registered in the first half of 2025, according to cve.org, also increased, compared to previous periods, with attackers actively using exploits as a tool to access user systems. Full information is available in Kaspersky’s new report Exploits and Vulnerabilities in Q2 2025.
An exploit is a type of malware that is designed to take advantage of an existing bug or vulnerability in an application or operating system to gain unauthorised access to systems. Kaspersky research shows that the share of exploits targeting critical vulnerabilities in operating systems reached 64% in Q2 2025 (up from 48% in Q1 2025), with third-party apps (29%) and browsers (7%) following.
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