Security News
Eliminating Violence Against Women | Avast
The United Nations has noted a worldwide increase in domestic violence since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic: 18% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 years who have ever been in ...
The History of Cybersecurity | Avast
Many species evolve in parallel, each seeking a competitive edge over the other. As cybersecurity and technology have evolved, so have criminals and ‘bad actors’ who seek to exploit weaknesses in the ...
Twitter Names Hacker Mudge Head of Security | Avast
CEO Jack Dorsey has tapped Peiter Zatko, otherwise known as famed white-hat hacker “Mudge,” as the new head of security at Twitter. Zatko is undergoing a review period for 45-60 days before ...
U.S. Election Misinformation Continues to Spread | Avast
Even though the election was called in Joe Biden’s favor by multiple sources, misinformation and disinformation on the legitimacy of the election process continue to spread, particularly on social media ...
Fraudulent Minecraft Apps On Google Play | Avast
Our team has identified a wave of malicious mobile applications in the Google Play Store targeting gamers, particularly fans of the popular Minecraft video game. These so-called “fleeceware” applications offer new skins, ...
Text Scam Lies About U.S. Stimulus Check | Avast
While the details of a second U.S. “economic impact payment” from the government to victims of pandemic-related hardships have yet to be finalized in Congress – including the decision on whether or ...
Apple fixes numerous zero-day iOS flaws
Researchers at Google’s Project Zero have found a series of remote execution, memory leak, and kernel privilege escalation bugs in both iOS and iPadOS. Users who are running older OS versions should ...
Understanding Cross-Site Scripting Attacks | Avast
You wouldn’t think an attack method that was first found more than 20 years ago would be at the top of anyone’s list of popular current attacks. But that is the case ...
Zoom Begins Using End-to-End Encryption | Avast
Delivering on its promise to do better after it was criticized this past April for using substandard encryption, Zoom announced on Tuesday that free end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available to all ...
Final Elections Update | Avast
We're less than a week away from the 2020 U.S. election, and there has been news of a ransomware attack in northern Georgia. The attack hit a network that supports the Hall ...
