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Romance and confidence fraud: Cybercrime’s $363 million secret

FBI expert tells the Avast Blog about fraud related to social media and dating sites, the second-costliest type of cybercrime

29 Apr 2019 min read

Time to give Mom “the talk” (about cybersecurity)

This Mother’s Day, tell Mom the truth… staying safe online isn’t so hard after all!

29 Apr 2019 min read

Hacker breaches GPS service of 27,000 cars

A hacker broke into ProTrack and iTrack vehicle-tracking GPS services to extort “reward” money and reveal the systems’ vulnerabilities.

27 Apr 2019 min read

Is the UK putting its 5G tech at risk?

UK may allow Huawei to build part of its 5G network, despite strong disapproval from the US and Australia.

27 Apr 2019 min read

Get ready for the next great user interface: Connected cars

Big privacy and safety questions loom as cars and trucks begin accelerating the collection of even richer personal data than is now harvested by our smartphones

26 Apr 2019 min read

FBI reports cost of cybercrime doubled to $2.7B in 2018 | Avast

This week the FBI reported the cost of cybercrime nearly doubled last year, while new research shows millennials take more security risks in the workplace.

26 Apr 2019 min read

How to find old email and social media accounts

Looking to find an old email account? Or an old social media account? Here's a step-by-step guide on how to delete an online account you no longer use.

26 Apr 2019 min read

Android apps on Google Play Store come with nasty surprise

Aggressive adware – on music, photo editing and fitness apps – just won’t go away, convincing users to install more apps.

23 Apr 2019 min read

How secure is your smart home network?

See how your smart devices and personal Wi-Fi are vulnerable to hacks. Learn 3 easy ways to secure your home network.

22 Apr 2019 min read

Hijacking the internet and more news of the week

DNS hijackers attempt to undermine the entire infrastructure of the internet… and that’s just one exploit by this week’s bad guys.

19 Apr 2019 min read

Facebook wants your friends

The social media behemoth imported the contact info of 1.5 million users without their consent.

18 Apr 2019 min read

Are budget-tracking apps safe?

An app that helps manage your finances could be useful, but is your data secure?

18 Apr 2019 min read

Surf the web more securely with the latest version of Avast Secure Browser, called Aspen.

Protect yourself with the latest anti-fingerprinting, webcam protection, and instant Hack Check features when you update Avast Secure Browser to version 73.0.

16 Apr 2019 min read

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Romance and confidence fraud: Cybercrime’s $363 million secret

Time to give Mom “the talk” (about cybersecurity)

Hacker breaches GPS service of 27,000 cars

Is the UK putting its 5G tech at risk?

Get ready for the next great user interface: Connected cars

FBI reports cost of cybercrime doubled to $2.7B in 2018 | Avast

How to find old email and social media accounts

Android apps on Google Play Store come with nasty surprise

How secure is your smart home network?

Hijacking the internet and more news of the week

Facebook wants your friends

Are budget-tracking apps safe?

Surf the web more securely with the latest version of Avast Secure Browser, called Aspen.

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