Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 233

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Rootkit scanning solutions are best suited for personal devices and programs, while antimalware, antivirus, EDR, and XDR tend to be more effective at identifying and responding to malware on a business scale. As a baseline, password managers store passwords in a single place, but most of these tools do much more than that.

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Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 115

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

"Stealers" are a kind of malware designed to run on an endpoint post-compromise, while their primary features center on the theft of user data. As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering. Stealers also bridge the realms of criminal and nation-state focus.

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Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Despite the ready availability of password management software, deployment and strategic management of passwords is difficult as your employment numbers skyrocket. Autocomplete fields.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The report, titled “ Everyone’s afraid of the internet and no one’s sure what to do about it ,” reveals the dismal rates of adoption for antivirus software, two-factor authentication (2FA), password managers, and unique passwords across online accounts. ” (Emphasis added).

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Surveillance Passwords Software Technology 109