Tag: Avast
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FCC cracks the whip on robocalls
Avast Blog – 10.7.22 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given regional US voice service providers Akabis, Cloud4, Global UC, Horizon Technology Group, Morse Communications, Sharon Telephone Company, and SW Arkansas Telecommunications and Technology 14 days to prove they have taken action to mitigate robocalls on their networks before they are pulled from the Robocall…
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SEO poisoning: Beware of suspicious links to avoid malware infections
Avast Blog – 10.3.22 Getting infected with malware isn’t just clicking on an errant file, but it usually occurs because an entire ecosystem is created by attackers to fool you into actually doing the click. This is the very technique behind something called SEO poisoning, in which seemingly innocent searches can tempt you with malware-infested links. Source:…
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GTA 6 footage leaks online
Avast Blog – 9.23.22 This week, in one of the biggest leaks in videogame history, a GTAForums user by the name of “teapotuberhacker” posted 90 videos from a test build of Grand Theft Auto 6. Gameplay scenes include a waffle shop robbery, some Vice City locations, and two playable characters. The clips have been shared…
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Agent Tesla trojan in spam
Kaspersky Blog – 9.23.22 We’re witnessing a new malicious mass-mailing campaign aimed at company employees using Agent Tesla spyware attachments. This time, when creating their e-mail messages, the attackers pay special attention to detail — so that their messages can really be mistaken for regular business e-mails with attached documents. Their final goal is to…
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3 ways to protect your business from ransomware
Avast Blog – 9.17.22 (9.16.22) A string of recent articles has identified ransomware as the world’s greatest cybersecurity threat, especially with groups like Black Basta offering ransomware as a service. As of late June, Black Basta alone had struck nearly 50 victims with a strain of ransomware first deployed in April. Another group, Conti, managed to successfully target…
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Autonomous stores could change the retail game
Avast Blog – 9.16.22 Chris Hartman, senior director of fuels, forecourt, advertising, and construction at convenience store chain Rutter’s believes that autonomous stores may be the next big thing in retail tech. Autonomous stores function without a human cashier and offer their customers easy and frictionless checkout. One such example is the Amazon Go store, which…
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TikTok denies data breach
Avast Blog – 9.13.22 TikTok denies the claims made by hacking group AgainstTheWest that it breached an Alibaba cloud database containing 2.05 billion records including TikTok source code and user data. The hacking group posted screenshots of the “stolen” data on a hacking forum, but TikTok told BleepingComputer that the data was “completely unrelated” to the company.…
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Apple flaws put company networks at risk
Avast Blog – 8.26.22 Last week, Apple found two zero-day vulnerabilities in both iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1 that hackers may have actively exploited to gain access to corporate networks, according to at least one report. The first vulnerability enables a hacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, and the second works with maliciously crafted…
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Fitbit’s having a bad summer
Avast Blog – 8.19.22 A string of technical trouble has been plaguing Fitbit – and more specifically, Fitbit users – throughout the summer. On Tuesday this week, Fitbit Charge 5 owners found it impossible to sync their devices to both Android and iOS systems due to a widespread Fitbit outage during a large part of the day. Earlier…