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Australia Recorded the Highest Rate of iOS & Android App Threats

Appknox

Anti-virus giant, Kaspersky, blocked 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware, and risk-ware attacks. Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. How Can Social Engineering Affect the Current State of Security in Australia?

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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

SecureList

Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 In this report, we cover PC and mobile threats as well as various phishing schemes that capitalize on popular games. Additionally, we checked our database for gaming-related spam campaigns and phishing schemes that are used in the wild. Methodology.

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What is Digital Identity?

Identity IQ

The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. A common example is phishing. Awareness of Phishing Scams. Credential Stuffing. Exploitation of Self-Service Features.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities. Trends of the year.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

One of the most outstanding examples involves $2 million ‘s worth of CS:GO skins stolen from a user’s account , which means that losses can get truly grave. Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

The level of sophistication used by attackers to mimic the original domains varied greatly, ranging from low quality, obvious phishing pages to more refined efforts mimicking animations and logos. pro is flagged as a phishing domain by multiple security providers. Among these pages, a notable example was the qatar2022[.]pro

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Jump ahead: Adware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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