Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2025

A report from the Pakistani media outlet Dawn states that authorities there arrested 21 people alleged to have operated Heartsender, a spam delivery service whose homepage openly advertised phishing kits targeting users of various Internet companies, including Microsoft 365, Yahoo, AOL, Intuit, iCloud and ID.me.

Malware

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

CISA adds Fortinet products and Ivanti CSA bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Nation-state actor exploited three Ivanti CSA zero-days Dutch police dismantled dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’ macOS HM Surf flaw in TCC allows bypass Safari privacy settings Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations (..)

Data breaches

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

Attackers package the SilentCryptoMiner within archives advertised as deep packet inspection (DPI) bypass utilities. The threat actors go further by instructing victims to disable their antivirus programs , citing false positives, which only deepens the attackers foothold on the system.

VPN

SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While these droppers do have the advertised functionality, they also deliver sophisticated malware right onto the user’s computer. Malicious dropper advertisement SteelFox dropper In this research, we describe the sample imitating an activator for Foxit PDF Editor. The full list of extracted data is provided below.

Software

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

" Also:  Stop paying for antivirus software. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use With both date of birth and SSNs being compromised, malicious actors have all the information they need to conduct fraud and impersonate AT&T customers. All rights reserved.

Password Management

SecureList

MARCH 5, 2025

If you have social networks where you’ve advertised [REDACTED], please publish a new post with a mention of our official website, and note that you can now download [REDACTED] only from there. This technique is used to hinder automatic analysis by antivirus solutions and sandboxes. Gaining persistence in the system.

Malware

SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2025

Similarly, the CEO of advertising giant WPP was targeted via a deepfake voice message on WhatsApp. Inadequacy of traditional security tools: Classic cybersecurity tools (firewalls, antivirus, intrusion detection systems) don't catch deepfake attacks because there's often no malware or technical exploit involved.

Banking

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

While Google searches are probably one of the most common tasks for any vacation planning, the results that people see can be manipulated through a type of cybercrime called malvertising , short for “malicious advertising. Protect your devices with antivirus and cybersecurity tools.

Scams

Security Through Education

JUNE 2, 2025

They may advertise a seemingly lucrative business opportunity for their company, drawing unsuspecting targets to apply. Through impersonation: Scammers have gotten creative. Theyre putting QR codes on fake flyers, business cards, and even pretending to be coworkers or well-known companies.

Scams

SecureList

JULY 10, 2025

Additionally, he used free online services for malware detection to protect his system, but no commercial antivirus software. If a package doesn’t work as advertised after you install it, be suspicious and check the downloaded source code. After obtaining a disk image of the infected system, we began our analysis.

Malware

SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

The attackers clone these websites and inject malicious advertisements into the cloned page that redirect users to a malicious CAPTCHA. Environment validation It then checks for processes from popular antivirus tools such as Avast ( avastui.exe ), Bitdefender ( bdagent.exe ), and Kaspersky ( avp.exe ).

Malware

Cisco Security

JULY 7, 2025

Endpoint security still meant antivirus agents. The astonishing accumulation of personal information available from data brokers and collected from a fusion of advertising and social media has made social engineering attacks much more effective. Cloud computing was nascent and was still without online storage and elastic compute.

Cyber Risk

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The research also shows that reCAPTCHA relies on fingerprinting (collecting "user agent data and other identifying information") and shares this data with advertisers. Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots.

Surveillance

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

IABs Boost Activity by 16% IABs are financially motivated threat actors who are highly active on cybercriminal forums, consistently advertising access to corporate networks. On October 18, 2024, a user on XSS advertised an “Advanced Office 365 Tutorial” for BEC.

Cyber Attacks

Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2025

This means a malware file might appear benign to antivirus scanners and other signature-based approaches, only fetching or creating harmful code via an AI API at runtime. ChatGPT-Based Mutation Services: By mid-2023, underground forums began discussing and advertising custom AI models like WormGPT and FraudGPT fine-tuned for malicious tasks.

Malware

Zero Day

JULY 23, 2025

Make sure that the Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is enabled and set up properly with an antivirus product such as Defender Antivirus. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use Apply the latest security patches, including those from the July Patch Tuesday updates. All rights reserved.

Software

Zero Day

JULY 29, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. The NordLynx protocol has fast and secure connections worldwide, and features like specialty servers, an antivirus (offline malware scanner for PCs), and a Dark Web Monitor are welcome. All rights reserved.

VPN

Zero Day

JULY 11, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. All rights reserved.

Retail

Zero Day

JULY 1, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers.   For further protection: Best antivirus & best malware removal software Let's start streaming  My favorite feature is under the Streaming tab. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use

VPN

Zero Day

JULY 29, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. All rights reserved.

Artificial Intelligence

Zero Day

JULY 31, 2025

Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use Don't click the link - it's a scam Warning: Protect your phone from choicejacking before it's too late - here's how ZDNET we equip you to harness the power of disruptive innovation, at work and at home. All rights reserved.

Scams

Schneier on Security

JUNE 24, 2025

penises in liquor advertising. ” Circa 1975, this guy was seeing severed. He visualized them in the swirls of the ice in the photo of a glass of vodka. He proposed that they were put there for subliminal purposes. I saw his lecture at Washington State University.

Adware

Zero Day

JULY 12, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. McAfee Total Protection 3 Device Antivirus : $15 ($85): Protect up to three devices, including a laptop with this antivirus protection for 85% off.  Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use

Retail

Zero Day

JUNE 19, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. All rights reserved.

Password Management

Schneier on Security

AUGUST 5, 2025

They have a business policy towards profit, thus they have to attract eyeballs, to get advertising money. Why do they get away with such false accusations, well in part it’s the Global MSM.

Surveillance

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

Antivirus

Zero Day

JULY 31, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers.   Also: Best Android antivirus apps 2025 This thin and light design makes it the most comfortable to hold Galaxy Z Fold phone yet -- if you hold it in the right hand. All rights reserved.

Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2020

Security experts from RACK911 Labs discovered “symlink race” vulnerabilities in 28 of the most popular antivirus products. Security researchers from RACK911 Labs disclose the discovery of “ symlink race ” issues in 28 of the most popular antivirus products. ” reads the report published by the experts.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Researchers disclosed details of security flaws in popular antivirus software that could allow threat actors to increase privileges. Security researchers from CyberArk Labs disclosed details of security vulnerabilities found in popular antivirus software that could be exploited by attackers to elevate their privileges on the target system.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

US FTC charged cyber security firm Avast with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and antivirus and sold it. The antivirus firm is accused of selling the data to advertising companies without user consent. ” re ads the FTC’s complaint. ” re ads the FTC’s complaint.

Advertising

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This is evident by the apparent scale of the infrastructure behind a relatively new company based in Montenegro called PushWelcome , which advertises the ability for site owners to monetize traffic from their visitors. One notification was an ad for Norton antivirus; the other was for McAfee.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

The cybercrime group FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool in multiple underground forums, cybersecurity company SentinelOne warns. SentinelOne researchers warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 is using multiple pseudonyms to advertise a security evasion tool in several criminal underground forums. in cybercrime forum.

Advertising

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2019

Security researchers at the Imaginary team discovered a Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus Engine and responsibly reported it. Security experts at the Imaginary team discovered a Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus Engine. SecurityAffairs – Kaspersky Antivirus, hacking).

Antivirus

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

Experts discovered several flaws in Comodo Antivirus, including a vulnerability that could allow to escape the sandbox and escalate privileges. The Tenable expert David Wells discovered five flaws in the Comodo Antivirus and Comodo Antivirus Advanced. We recommend to keep updated on future Comodo Antivirus releases.”

Antivirus

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. Now ZDNet has learned from sources close to the investigation that the Chinese hackers have used a zero-day flaw in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the attack on Mitsubishi Electric.

Antivirus

Zero Day

JULY 10, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers.   Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro : $105 (save $85): A kid-friendly version of the Fire HD 10 tablet with integrated antivirus software, parental controls, and a rugged case. All rights reserved.

Retail

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2019

A vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus had exposed a unique identifier associated with users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years. A vulnerability in the Kaspersky Antivirus software, tracked as CVE-2019-8286, had exposed a unique identifier associated with its users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years.

Antivirus