Malware

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Malware (malicious software) is a collective name for any software intentionally designed to harm and exploit a server, computer, network, or client. Malware is typically created by hackers and consists of code created to damage systems and data or gain unauthorized access to a network. It can be delivered via a link or file over email or social media. There are several types of malware, such as viruses, worms, spyware, trojans, adware, ransomware, etc.
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Fleeceware Apps Extract Over $400 Million on the App Store and Google Play

Avast found out more than 200 fraudulent fleeceware apps with hidden subscriptions on the App Store and Google Play. SensorTower estimated that such apps had been downloaded more than 1 billion times and generated over $400 million in revenue.
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The Main Types of Social Media Scams and How to Spot Them: Part 1

Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and others are social media platforms that offer a unique place for communication. But the truth is that you need to be careful even on social media since many scammers live and prosper there.

Pornography Email Scam Is Going Viral: Millions of People Are Being Blackmailed

This kind of fraud is also called sextortion, and it involves hackers threatening people to share videos of them allegedly watching porn in case people don’t pay them money.
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Microsoft Will Bring the Defender ATP Software to iOS and Android Sometime This Year

The software for mobile platforms will be aimed at preventing phishing attacks and malware among employees who can accidentally reveal their sensitive data.
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Microsoft on the Most Complicated Phishing Attacks of the Passing Year

In its blog, the company talked about the three most complicated phishing attacks that were detected this year.

Police Arrests 13 CyberBunker Suspects Related to Cybercrime

On Friday the 27th, German State Criminal Police Office reported that German security agencies managed to shut down the data center located in a NATO-bunker, Rhineland-Palatinate, used for criminal acts in the Darknet.

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