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10 Simple Tips to Protect You from an Email Hack | Avast

Email remains the most common form of communication today. It’s also the unique identifier for many online account logins, which is the reason it’s still highly targeted by cybercriminals. Once hacked, it can lead to spamming your friends or, worse, …

New “Insights” Feature in Avast Mobile Security Keeps You Informed | Avast

On September 8th, residents of Hamburg, Germany woke up to an unusual sight. Scores of kids were taking to the streets with signs, chanting lines such as “We are here, we are loud because you are just looking at your mobile phones.” And “Play with us…

Cybercrime Targets iOS users and 50,000 Execs | Avast

Fake apps abuse Apple Touch ID
Two fake apps posing as fitness tools in the Apple App Store — “Fitness Balance” and “Calories Tracker” — used the Apple Touch ID to scam users out of a hundred dollars at a time. The malicious apps prompted users to u…

Healthcare IT Services Firm Improves Operations with Avast | Avast Business

The Company
San Antonio-based Information Technology Strategic Communications LLC (iTSC) specializes in IT and security services for healthcare providers throughout Texas and Colorado. Co-founders Michelle Richard and Angel Rosa serve clients that i…

Starwood Hotels and Bitpay Breaches, njRAT Worm, and More | Avast

Marriott-owned Starwood Hotels data breach
Another day, another data breach. Marriott-owned Starwood, the largest hotel chain in the world, confirmed that its Starwood Hotels database, which includes information on about 500 million hotel guests, ha…

Starwood Hotels and Bitpay Breaches, njRAT Worm, and More | Avast

Marriott-owned Starwood Hotels data breach
Another day, another data breach. Marriott-owned Starwood, the largest hotel chain in the world, confirmed that its Starwood Hotels database, which includes information on about 500 million hotel guests, ha…