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Malware Spread Through LinkedIn Attachments | Avast
An espionage ring is targeting key infrastructure and government services with malware-infected files sent as LinkedIn message attachments, SC Magazine reported. The fraudulent LinkedIn messages from the group APT34 supposedly come from a member of Cam…
What To Do When You Get A Suspicious Email | Avast
You get a suspicious email. It addresses you by name, but the wording, which urges immediate action, is odd.
How Do Nations Hack Each Other?
Cyber espionage turned a corner this spring when Israeli fighter jets eradicated a building in the Gaza Strip believed to house Hamas cyber operatives carrying out attacks on Israel’s digital systems.
Avast Secure Browser Update Boosts Performance | Avast
Your browser is a doorway to the internet, and it needs to be guarded. With all the tracking and targeting and phishing and faking that occurs on a daily basis, you need a browser that filters out the bad and fights off the dangerous. Avast Secure Brow…
Avast Protects Users From Malware Targeting Banks
Avast has protected nearly 27,000 users since the beginning of this year from Guildma, malware that is attacking 130 banks and 75 other web services, such as Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, and Google Mail, around the world.
Are Digital Supply Chains Exposing Your Business Data? | Avast
The way we do business has completely changed over the last several years. Paper trails have been replaced with digital footprints and tech-savvy solutions are flooding the market. This move to digitization can be wonderful for modern businesses. It in…
Microsoft Reports Nation-State Political Attacks | Avast
Microsoft has notified political organizations more than 780 times in the past year that they’ve been targeted or compromised by nation-state attacks. “This data demonstrates the significant extent to which nation-states continue to rely on cyberattack…
Is FaceApp Safe to Use? | Avast
FaceApp can make your face look old – but does it also invade your privacy? In the past week photos from the app – and fears about cybersecurity issues – have swirled through social media with more distortions than clarity.
Google pulls stalker apps identified by Avast | Avast
Mobile threat researchers at Avast have detected seven apps on the Google Play Store that were all likely designed by a Russian developer to allow people to stalk employees, romantic partners, or kids.