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Phishy scams, malicious memes, and a big payday for hackers

Stay safe by avoiding the Three Questions phishing scam quiz and the hacked Click2Gov payment portal.

21 Dec 2018 min read

5 tips to protect your privacy in 2019

Make a new year’s resolution to strengthen cybersecurity with these five easy steps.

20 Dec 2018 min read

Cartoon chaos on Facebook

Newly-discovered exploit designed to spread spam at scale targets Facebook users.

20 Dec 2018 min read

Top 10 Biggest Data Breaches in 2018

There have been many, so let’s count down some of the year’s biggest data breaches.

20 Dec 2018 min read

Avast aces performance and protection tests

Your system’s default security is not always the best bet, as proven by the latest AV-Comparatives studies.

19 Dec 2018 min read

Fake Patche Netflix app steals SMS

Of course, an app promising unrestricted access to Netflix is a scam. Don’t fall for it!

14 Dec 2018 min read

Money & politics: A tale of two breaches and more security news

Some breach for money, some breach for political gain, and this week’s security news features both.

14 Dec 2018 min read

10 tips to protect against an email hack

Email accounts are hacked every day. Follow these simple tips to keep yours protected.

11 Dec 2018 min read

Avast Mobile Security “Insights” feature keeps you informed

Are you addicted to your phone? Our new feature quantifies your phone habits so you can take back control of your digital life.

10 Dec 2018 min read

Fitness fakes, cannabis confusion, and Facebook under fire

Phony apps, a list of 50,000 victims to be phished, and a pot store’s data breach top this week’s security news.

7 Dec 2018 min read

More data breaches: this time at Quora and 1-800-Flowers

Are you one of the 100 million victims? Take these precautions just in case and look out for phishing emails.

5 Dec 2018 min read

Let’s play Hide ’N Seek with a botnet.

Hide ‘N Seek botnet continues infecting devices with default credentials, building a P2P network and more.

4 Dec 2018 min read

Got a Sennheiser headset? You could be vulnerable.

Sennheiser headsets are vulnerable to phishing, data stealing, and malware infection due to security flaw.

1 Dec 2018 min read

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Phishy scams, malicious memes, and a big payday for hackers

5 tips to protect your privacy in 2019

Cartoon chaos on Facebook

Top 10 Biggest Data Breaches in 2018

Avast aces performance and protection tests

Fake Patche Netflix app steals SMS

Money & politics: A tale of two breaches and more security news

10 tips to protect against an email hack

Avast Mobile Security “Insights” feature keeps you informed

Fitness fakes, cannabis confusion, and Facebook under fire

More data breaches: this time at Quora and 1-800-Flowers

Let’s play Hide ’N Seek with a botnet.

Got a Sennheiser headset? You could be vulnerable.

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