Tag: Avast
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DDoS hacktivism: A highly risky exercise
Avast Blog – 3.4.22 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a tremendous amount of empathy from people across the globe. Some have contributed by providing aid and shelter to refugees, while others have donated funds to charities supporting those in Ukraine. Source: DDoS hacktivism: A highly risky exercise
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Tips for securing your WordPress website
Avast Blog – 3.2.22 Last November, more than 1 million GoDaddy-managed WordPress customers were part of a breach that could have exposed their email addresses, private SSL keys, and admin passwords. The attacker was apparently able to operate undetected inside their networks for two whole months. Source: Tips for securing your WordPress website
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What’s new with NFTs in 2022?
Avast Blog – 2.21.22 (2.21.22) NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have continued to make news headlines since we last wrote about them. However, the majority of us still don’t know much — if anything — about them. At the very least, many people continue to have plenty of questions about this emerging form of digital asset. We’re here to…
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Avoid fake Windows 11 offers with these tips
Avast Blog – 2.15.22 (2.14.22) If you’ve recently received an email recommending that you upgrade to Windows 12, you probably had enough spidey-sense to delete it. You should realize this is a fake or a come-on for some piece of malware that was about to infect your computer. But what about if you got a…
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Health sites share user info with Facebook
Avast Blog – 2.11.22 A recent study by Duke University and patient privacy group Light Collective found that several genetic-testing and digital medicine companies have shared their users’ information with Facebook to enable ad targeting. Ten patient advocates active in the cancer support community downloaded and analyzed their data from Facebook’s “Off Facebook Activity” feature, a record…
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Avoiding Scams and Fraud for Older Adults
Avast YouTube Channel – 2.4.22 Ninety years old, a widow, and well into enjoying life with her family and friends, Phyllis Weisberg never thought she’d be a victim of a tech support scam. Phyllis thought she was receiving help, but instead was defrauded of $20,000 when cybercriminals withdrew the money from her bank account.…
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Stolen Netflix accounts: That’s not my viewing history!
Avast Blog – 2.3.22 Who doesn’t want to relax on the couch after a long day? For many of us, it’s a common ritual: getting comfortable on the couch and turning on Netflix (or another streaming service) and choosing our favorite series. Source: Stolen Netflix accounts: That’s not my viewing history!
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How to protect your network from a future attack
Avast Blog – 1.31.22 A new report on how to protect your networks from attack can be a helpful document that covers a lot of different bases within the cybersecurity landscape. The report, Proactive Preparation and Hardening to Protect Against Destructive Attacks, was written by several cybersecurity analysts “based on front-line expertise with helping organizations prepare, contain,…
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School cybercrime attacks are on the rise
Avast Blog – 1.27.22 (1.25.22) You may have heard the term “script kiddies”, which usually refers to adults who hack into business networks. However, lately there has been a significant rise in cybercrime attacks from actual school-age children. A new report from the UK’s National Crime Agency has found the average age for DDoS hackers has dropped to 15,…
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Privacy policies are hard to read
Avast Blog – 1.26.22 In this instalment of the collaboration between Diffbot and Avast in which we analyze consumer privacy issues globally, we’d like to take an in-depth look at company privacy policies. The main takeaway from our research is that the privacy policies are hard to read, regardless of a company’s country of origin, industry or domain popularity. The policy…