Ransomware As A Service | Avast
Ransomware continues to be a blight across the security landscape. Due to the pandemic, it has gotten new life and a growing collection of capabilities to make malware operators more formidable.
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Phishing And Its Growing Threat To Your Business | Avast
It only takes a matter of minutes for cybercriminals to bait, hook, and catch a phishing victim among your employees and then leverage that success into a broader cyberattack on your business. The story goes like this:
Fleeceware Apps On Mobile App Stores | Avast
Researchers at Avast have discovered a total of 204 fleeceware applications with over a billion downloads and over $400 million in revenue on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The purpose of these applications is to draw users into a free tria…
Celebrate Covid-19 Vaccination Securely | Avast
As Covid-19 vaccine distribution rollout ramps up in certain parts of the world, an increasing number of people are posting images of their vaccination cards online. It’s a way to celebrate; to say, “Hey! I got this and you should too!”. But unfortunat…
FBI Internet Crime Report | Avast
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received nearly 800,000 complaints about cybercrime last year, more than two-thirds of a jump from what was seen in 2019. About a third of these complaints are from phishing attacks. The report summarizes…
Netflix Warns Users About Password Sharing | Avast
Some Netflix users received a surprise when they logged on last week – a warning message reminding them that password sharing is forbidden on the platform. This is something of a new stance for the streaming giant, as it has traditionally taken a lenie…
Avast CEO Interviews Gates Foundation Deputy Director | Avast
The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator (CTA) is an organization funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation that focuses on advancing research into accessible coronavirus treatments. While the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are …
Beware Of Unlikely Stalkerware Apps | Avast
When you hear the word “stalkerware,” you probably think of software that’s purposefully been installed to keep track of someone without their knowledge. But there are other ways that an abusive partner or an overbearing parent or some other type of “s…
OnionCrypter Threat Research | Avast
Today’s malware is a lot like a car. Both cars and malware are made up of many components that enable them to run. Cars have different parts like engines, tires, and steering wheels; malware has loaders, payloads, and command modules.
Avast Hacker Archives Episode 4 – Troy Hunt | Avast
When asked how Have I Been Pwned? got its start, Troy Hunt goes back to the massive Adobe data breach of 2013, which impacted at least 38 million users. There was one particular detail about that hack that grabbed his attention – his own data was liste…