What’s the deal with these “you won something” texts?
I recently received a text message saying an iPhone 6s is waiting for me. I normally delete these messages, but this time I was curious… I have been considering upgrading from my iPhone 5 for a while now J. So, I decided to consult with my friend, Avast senior malware analyst Jan Sirmer and see what would happen if I believed the text.
How did they get my number?
The first question I had about this was: How did they get my number? “A computer probably sent it to you,” said Jan. How did a computer get my number? “There are programs that allow computers to send text messages to a bunch of numbers at once. They probably use the same area code and the rest of the digits in the number are generated by the program.”
LinkedIn members’ login credentials are being sold on the dark web.
The 2012 breach of social networking site LinkedIn, has come back to haunt us. That breach resulted in 6.5 million members’ credentials being stolen. Articles published in t…
LinkedIn members’ login credentials are being sold on the dark web.
The 2012 breach of social networking site LinkedIn, has come back to haunt us. That breach resulted in 6.5 million members’ credentials being stolen. Articles published in t…
A brief update on Locky, the latest ransomware targeting PCs.
Beware of emails from random email addresses with subject lines like “Upcoming Payment – 1 Month Notice”. These emails typically come with a zip attachment that attackers have created to run a script that downloads and runs the now well-known ransomware, Locky. These phishing emails prove that Locky is not going anywhere anytime soon.
Last week, Talos discovered multiple vulnerabilities in 7-Zip, a popular, open source file archiver. The vulnerabilities are particularly severe as many products, including antivirus software, implement 7-Zip in their software. When vulnerabilities are found, it is the responsibility of software owners to patch them. However, these patches are useless, unless users update their software.
Avast is not affected by these vulnerabilities, but if you are a non-Avast user we recommend you update your antivirus software, if you haven’t done so already.
Avast Passwords gives you easy, secure access to all your passwords, PINs and login credentials.
Avast Passwords is an app that helps you to safely store each of your PIN codes, passwords and login details safely in one place. Instead …
Most of popular botnet Andromeda’s (also known as Gamarue) distribution channels have been discovered and analyzed by antivirus vendors. This has forced Andromeda’s distributors to come up with a new attack strategy to continue to drop Andromeda binaries onto PCs.
Meanwhile at the Andromeda headquarters…
Operator: “Captain, all of our distribution channels have been discovered!”
An Android Trojan is spying on its victims and even tricking some into giving up their credit card information.
Most of today’s malware authors create malware for one of two reasons: either to make money or to steal valuable data. In this blog post, we will show how an Android Trojan relies on social engineering. Social engineering tactics are used to trick people into performing an action, like clicking on a link or downloading an application. The person being tricked thinks they are doing something innocent when they are really clicking on or downloading something malicious. This malware is associated with the banker family as it tries to steal user’s credit card information.
Once installed, the Banker Trojan puts an icon in the launcher.The app name shown with the icon can vary from sample to sample — some of the names we have seen were : AVITO-MMS, KupiVip and MMS Центр (MMS Center).
From football stars to cheating spouses, using easy-to-crack passwords puts everything from your livelihood to your relationships at risk.
Change your passwords regularly and don’t share them with others
A tweet showing top NFL draft pick Laremy Tunsil taking a hit off a bong through a gas mask cost him upwards of $13 million. Tunsil’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked at the worst time – just minutes before the draft began – making his fall from the first round to thirteenth swift, decisive, and oh, so costly. Minutes after that, his Instagram account was hacked to show screenshots of a text conversation implicating Ole Miss in NCAA rule-breaking that will likely end up in an investigation.
This mind-boggling turn of events in what should have been a night of triumph for Tunsil and his university has a lesson for the rest of us.
News broke that Australian businessman Craig Steven Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto earlier this week.
(Image via the Wall Street Journal)
Finally, we know the inventor of bitcoin! Wait, maybe not so fast. Actually, we don’t know anything at all.