Earlier this summer, Avast Threat Labs researchers discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome when it was utilized in attacks on Avast users in the Middle East. The attacks were highly targeted and, in Lebanon, focused on journalists…
The past decade has seen a rise in personal crowdfunding, with people raising money online for everything from school supplies to medical bills to funeral expenses. The appeals go out on social media, imploring friends, families, and acquainta…
Sometimes when you’re doing research, you stumble across something unexpected. That’s what happened to the Avast team when they were investigating ransomware. They found something that seemed like regular ransomware, but there were a few weird…
Are you interested in downloading free, cracked software? If so, you should know what you’re getting into.
When you accidentally download malicious cracked software, attackers can take everything you have on your PC, and you’ll end up w…
Avast has been tracking a wide-spread malware campaign consisting of TrojanSMS malware, which we are calling SMSFactory. SMSFactory sneakily siphons money from victims around the world, including Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Ukraine, US,…
Emotet has evolved into a monetized botnet-as-a-service platform over time, designed to deploy other malware or run campaigns via pay-per-install (PPI) offers, where cybercriminals pay other cybercriminals with a botnet network of infected …
Avast researchers have found password stealer malware, disguised as a private Fortnite server, where users can meet for a private match, and use skins for free. The malware is being heavily propagated on communications platform Discord. The…
We observed an increased number of phishing attacks in the Ukrainian cyberspace in February, just before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The attacks we observed targeted a network infrastructure hardware producer, a domain admi…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a tremendous amount of empathy from people across the globe. Some have contributed by providing aid and shelter to refugees, while others have donated funds to charities supporting those in Ukrain…
Today, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Beijing. China has recently had its own, national sporting event: On September 15, 2021, the National Games of China began in the Chinese city of Shaanxi. This is an event similar to the Olympics,…