Last week, lawyers for Instagram user Brittany Conditi filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against the social platform’s parent company Facebook for allegedly spying on Instagram users in the interest of market research.
Earlier this week, we announced the launch of Avast Smart Life for 5G, its first smart home security solution for 5G, delivered as a virtualized network function (VNF). Avast Smart Life for 5G enables operators to protect their subscribers’ smart home …
With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to see more voters casting their ballot remotely, the concern around the vote being hacked is a very real one. However, there’s a surprising way that electronic voting fraud can be beaten.
With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to see more voters casting their ballot remotely, the concern around the vote being hacked is a very real one. However, there’s a surprising way that electronic voting fraud can be beaten.
Recently, our research team looked into the account security of app companions belonging to ten IP cameras. Each of these cameras have been listed on Amazon’s “hot new releases” and “best seller” categories.
When a 12-year-old girl in the Czech Republic suspected that something was off with a popular app that was circulating on TikTok, she knew what to do — report it to Avast. The Avast team followed up and found a total of seven adware scam apps that were…
As we approach the November general U.S. elections, things are heating up, with both candidates now making actual campaign appearances. We have also seen an increase in cyberattacks and other threats to our elections. This includes efforts to hack into…
Those who work at Avast, otherwise fondly known as Avastians, have always cared about what is happening in their communities and have done a great job of lending a helping hand where needed. That’s why we decided to launch the Avast Employee Donation M…
Michal Pechoucek, Avast’s Chief Technical Officer, is one of the chief architects behind CyberSec&AI Connected (happening Thursday, October 8), which brings together expert speakers and delegates from academia and industry to share their research a…
Michal Pechoucek, Avast’s Chief Technical Officer, is one of the chief architects behind CyberSec&AI Connected (happening Thursday, October 8), which brings together expert speakers and delegates from academia and industry to share their research a…