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Avast detects and protects users from malware targeting banks, Netflix

Avast protected nearly 27,000 users since the beginning of this year from more than 155,000 infection attempts made by Guildma malware

24 Jul 2019 min read

Is your small business being targeted by supply chain hackers?

Find out how to protect your business from being the weak security link in the digital supply chain

23 Jul 2019 min read

Microsoft reports nation-state political attacks

Plus, a new malware framework hits Chrome and Firefox, a new phishing scam targets AmEx cardholders, and data is breached at Sprint and Evite.

19 Jul 2019 min read

Is FaceApp safe? Clearing up confusion about the viral app

Pop stars, athletes, and millions of others posted photos of themselves edited with the app – but what are the much-publicized privacy risks?

19 Jul 2019 min read

Google pulls stalker apps identified by Avast

Eight surveillance apps have been installed a combined 140,000 times

17 Jul 2019 min read

Where do spam and bad links originate? Top 10 cybersecurity facts from new AV-TEST report

There were 376,639 new malware samples a day last year – and nine more facts from this year’s AV-Test cybersecurity report

17 Jul 2019 min read

Avast researchers find apparent Android app scam

Phone-number tracking app gives fake results in tests, as users point out in comments

15 Jul 2019 min read

Can AI be evil?

A conversation with Noel Sharkey of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics

13 Jul 2019 min read

GDPR fines begin to roll like thunder across Europe

In the first year of GDPR enforcement, just a handful of major fines were handed down – making two big ones in the UK this week stand out

13 Jul 2019 min read

‘Agent Smith’ infects 25M Android devices

Also in this week’s news, Mac Zoom users are exposed to webcam spying, vulnerabilities are found in hospital anesthesia machines, the U.S. Coast Guard warns shipping vessels about cyberattacks, and U.S. mayors vow no more ransomware payments

12 Jul 2019 min read

Avast blocks millions of attempts in Brazil to send users to malicious websites

Phony websites were part of a cybercrime ploy to hijack traffic away from companies including Netflix and large banks

11 Jul 2019 min read

Avast Free Antivirus wins award for low-impact on performance

Independent labs measuring performance impact, malware protection, and real-world security consistently rate Avast higher than the competition

11 Jul 2019 min read

Top secrets revealed in new Avast-sponsored exhibit at London Science Museum

Never before seen artifacts can now be spied for the very first time at the Science Museum in London.

10 Jul 2019 min read

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Avast detects and protects users from malware targeting banks, Netflix

Is your small business being targeted by supply chain hackers?

Microsoft reports nation-state political attacks

Is FaceApp safe? Clearing up confusion about the viral app

Google pulls stalker apps identified by Avast

Where do spam and bad links originate? Top 10 cybersecurity facts from new AV-TEST report

Avast researchers find apparent Android app scam

Can AI be evil?

GDPR fines begin to roll like thunder across Europe

‘Agent Smith’ infects 25M Android devices

Avast blocks millions of attempts in Brazil to send users to malicious websites

Avast Free Antivirus wins award for low-impact on performance

Top secrets revealed in new Avast-sponsored exhibit at London Science Museum

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