Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based In August 2021, NortonLifeLock said it had reached an agreement to acquire Avast , another longtime free antivirus product that also claims to have around 500 million users.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

. “The key to the wallet is encrypted and stored securely in the cloud. ” NortonLifeLock began offering the mining service in July 2021, but the program gained broader attention on Jan. Only you have access to the wallet.” “It’s disgusting, gross, and brand-suicide.” ”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2021

However, the acquisition is subjected to certain terms that will have to be endorsed by the consortium led by STG and if all goes well will get completed by the end of 2021. Note- In March 2021, John McAfee, who founded the security business in 1987 and resigned the company in 1994 was in news for all wrong reasons.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2021

The most recent bi-annual flurry of excitement was kicked off by BBC technology reporter Zoe Kleinman: That sound you can hear is the collective scream of the infosec squad pic.twitter.com/e3KDPMA4PZ — Zoe Kleinman (@zsk) March 30, 2021. It’s targeting a dozen or so individuals worldwide. It’s not in your threat model.

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