As the festive season wraps up, a new challenge emerges for online shoppers: the rise of over 4,000 counterfeit e-shops. These fraudulent sites, cunningly designed to mimic popular brands, exploit the post-Christmas shopping enthusiasm. Their …
It seemed like an innocuous thing to do. Before flying home to Australia from Japan, Tony Abbott posted a photo of his boarding pass on Instagram with a message thanking the Qantas Airlines crew. But the well-intentioned gesture triggered a mi…
Twas the day after Christmas, when all through the place, not a box was unopened, joy filled every face.
Last year, a thoughtful friend gifted me a gimbal for my phone. A gimbal is a special handle with a gyroscopic motor that takes your mobile filming to the next…you know what, it’s not important. Here’s what upset me: After I downloaded the com…
2023 has been filled with many ups, downs, and scams. As we navigate the treacherous waters of the digital realm, let’s take a moment and make note of the tactics behind the phishing emails that graced millions of inboxes across the country th…
The surge in online shopping has unfortunately paved the way for numerous internet frauds. Cybercriminals are craftily establishing phony online boutiques, offering an array of products from trendy apparel to high-tech gadgets, and occasionall…
Welcome to the digital age, where the internet is as essential as the air we breathe. But did you know that every time you visit a website, there’s a hidden hero working behind the scenes? It’s called the Domain Name System (DNS), akin to a ph…
When you think of cybercriminals, you might conjure up a movie image of people working in dark rooms with complex spreads of monitors filled with lines and lines of code as they try to break through the security of remote systems.
As we head into 2024, the digital world continues to evolve, bringing with it a host of sophisticated new cyber threats targeting small businesses. Our Avast threat researchers have been hard at work analyzing data from the previous year to pr…
As we head into 2024, the digital world continues to evolve, bringing with it a host of sophisticated new cyber threats. Our threat researchers have been hard at work analyzing data from the previous year to predict what might be coming down t…