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The internet’s first thing – John Romkey’s ‘smart’ toaster

He knew it was ridiculous – but also realized putting devices online was opening up a whole new world

3 Sep 2019 min read

IRS alerts public to ‘tax reminder’ phishing scam

Plus, an Insta-scam snaps up login info, TrickBot makes a grab for your mobile PIN, and Brazil restabilizes after Telegram voicemail hacks

30 Aug 2019 min read

How researching election hacks since 2006 led to simple solutions

Alex Halderman has dissected the world’s voting machines and reached a surprising conclusion about safeguarding elections

28 Aug 2019 min read

Avast collaborates with France and U.S. to stop cryptomining worm

Threat Labs researchers help neutralize 850,000 unique infections of Retadup

28 Aug 2019 min read

5 Tips for Schools Battling a Rise in Cybercrime

3 million records a year are stolen in the educational sector – and that number is growing

27 Aug 2019 min read

10 things to know about Facebook Messenger and surveillance

Find out what happened, what you can do to protect your privacy, and why big tech companies are paying people to listen to you

24 Aug 2019 min read

Movie tickets service leaked 161M records, researchers say

Plus, poker site dealt a hand of malware, ransomware hits 22 Texas towns, and Apple mistakenly unpatches a flaw

23 Aug 2019 min read

Device fingerprinting and the surveillance economy

Consumers can delete their cookies, but this is not the case for fingerprinting

22 Aug 2019 min read

La Liga: Turning users into involuntary spies

There is little that security software can do when the users themselves give apps broad permissions

22 Aug 2019 min read

Avast Secure Browser – available for Mac

Our browser is now also available for Mac users in a version that blocks ads and protects against phishing

21 Aug 2019 min read

How Kevin Ashton named The Internet of Things

20 years ago a computer scientist in London needed a title for a slide deck – and came up with a name that stuck

20 Aug 2019 min read

Biometric security platform leaves 28M records unsecured

Plus, a phishing scam that uses Google and an executive order from the White House about freedom of speech on social media

16 Aug 2019 min read

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15 Aug 2019 min read

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The internet’s first thing – John Romkey’s ‘smart’ toaster

IRS alerts public to ‘tax reminder’ phishing scam

How researching election hacks since 2006 led to simple solutions

Avast collaborates with France and U.S. to stop cryptomining worm

5 Tips for Schools Battling a Rise in Cybercrime

10 things to know about Facebook Messenger and surveillance

Movie tickets service leaked 161M records, researchers say

Device fingerprinting and the surveillance economy

La Liga: Turning users into involuntary spies

Avast Secure Browser – available for Mac

How Kevin Ashton named The Internet of Things

Biometric security platform leaves 28M records unsecured

Get complete online protection with Avast Premium Security

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