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Cybersecurity researchers discovered an unprotected and unencrypted database containing over 161 million records belonging to movie ticket subscription service MoviePass. TechCrunch reported that many of the records pertained to daily service operation… Continue reading Movie Tickets Service Exposed Customer Records, Researchers Say | Avast
Mac users have often thought of their computers as a safe haven from many of the security threats that confront Windows users. This summer’s Zoom video conferencing vulnerability and the Mac ransomware threats of 2016-2017 show that is no longer true.&… Continue reading Avast Secure Browser Now Available For Mac | Avast
If you didn’t go to the Black Hat or DEF CON cybersecurity conferences last week in Las Vegas, we’ve got a quick summary of some of the best stories, presentations, social media, and just plain weirdness.
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In the largest global study of the Internet of Things in consumers’ homes, researchers from Avast and Stanford University have shown a surprising emergence of IoT devices in consumer homes and shed light on troubling number of devices that contin… Continue reading Avast and Stanford Research Shows Global Internet of Things | Avast
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become the world’s gold standard for user privacy and breach disclosure regulation. It affects any business around the world that processes or stores the personal data of individuals re… Continue reading Does The U.S. Need Its Own Privacy Law? | Avast
A seven-year mystery surrounding the unlocking of over 2 million AT&T phones has culminated in the arrest and trial of 34-year-old Muhammad Fahd. Wired reported that Fahd stands accused of bribing AT&T employees to unlock phones – an… Continue reading AT&T Insider Ring Charged With Unlocking Phones | Avast
Avast researchers announced this week that the company has protected more than 253,000 users from Clipsa, a password stealer that steals administrator credentials from unsecured WordPress websites.
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“All we know is MONEY! Hurry up! Tik Tak, Tik Tak, Tik Tak!”
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Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are two sprawling fields. They overlap in a fascinating area that will draw top experts to Prague in October for the conference CyberSec & AI, which is sponsored by Avast and the Czech Technical University…. Continue reading CyberSec & AI Is Bringing Top Experts To Prague | Avast
Researchers have identified a new family of ransomware that attacks Android devices, locking up files and demanding payment in exchange for a decryption key, ZDNet reported this week. The new malware is called Android/Filecoder.C, and it is spread thro… Continue reading Filecoder Ransomware Targets Android Devices | Avast