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Report from the Cambridge Cybercrime Conference

Schneier on Security

JULY 14, 2025

’ They should have been investigating all government sponsored activities. Clive Robinson • July 14, 2025 7:08 PM @ Bruce, A brief look through suggests that there is no “original crime” being demonstrated. It’s something I noted long ago on this blog and in other places.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime Adware Surveillance Antivirus

How to keep your Android device immune to malicious vaccine themed apps

Hot for Security

APRIL 22, 2021

Repackaged adware. While this version is the same as the original app functionality-wise, it comes repackaged with adware. Co-Win Adware. The Indian government’s COVID-19 vaccine tracking and registration platform was rapidly copied after launch. Adware and fake applications immediately followed. The good news.

Adware

Adware Mobile Banking Antivirus

How to keep your Android device immune to malicious coronavirus vaccine themed apps

Hot for Security

APRIL 22, 2021

Repackaged adware. While this version is the same as the original app functionality-wise, it comes repackaged with adware. Co-Win Adware. The Indian government’s COVID-19 vaccine tracking and registration platform was rapidly copied after launch. Adware and fake applications immediately followed. The good news.

Adware

Adware Mobile Banking Antivirus

On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As it would turn out, a wide range of group security activities would follow hot on its heels the year after, not just through the public but also in professional security, legal, and government circles too. You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. You may be asking, why 2004?

Internet

Internet Internet Adware Spyware

Safer Internet Day, or why Brad Pitt needed an internet bodyguard

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. Governments are now scrambling to protect at least the children of this generation against the ruthless environment that these social media platforms have become.

Internet

Internet Internet Media Adware

IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Two other vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1647 and CVE-2021-24092 , were found in the Microsoft Defender antivirus engine, allowing elevation of user privileges in the system and execution of potentially dangerous code. Traditionally, most of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs: 15 in Q1. 7.90%) maintained its popularity.

Mobile

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware

Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory encouraging all government agencies to leverage ad blocking solutions in their day-to-day work. Consider using an ad blocking extension.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus

IT threat evolution Q1 2021

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Most malicious objects detected for the macOS platform are adware. Secondhand news.

Malware

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture

Malware Evolves to Present New Threats to Developers

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The simple worms of the earlier era paved the way for threats more familiar to modern-day users, including: Adware. As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. Ransomware. Trojans/Spyware. Logic bombs.

Malware

Malware Software Ransomware Adware

IT threat evolution Q3 2022

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The attacks, which took place earlier this year, affected industrial plants, design bureaus and research institutes, government agencies, ministries and departments.

Malware

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency

Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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.

Malware

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus

IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. PC statistics

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. The results of the investigation, which involved the FBI and several other US government agencies, was reported to US President Joe Biden. Country*. % of attacked users**.

Adware

Adware Malware Ransomware IoT

The story of the year: remote work

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Once installed, these files would primarily load Adware – programs that flooded victims’ devices with unwanted advertising and gathered their personal data for third-party use, but in particular cases the same spreading technique is used to download malicious implants for targeted espionage. Kaspersky detected 1.66

Scams

Scams Phishing Passwords Accountability

Tradecraft in the Information Age

Schneier on Security

JULY 11, 2025

They were not caught in Iraqi, howrver another part of the UK Government decided to start prosecuting the MC Directors… Several UK Ministers decided not to sign Public Immunity Certs that would have killed the prosecution, instead they threw the four MC Directors to the Wolves.

Surveillance

Surveillance Adware Encryption Antivirus

Cyber Security Informer

Report from the Cambridge Cybercrime Conference

How to keep your Android device immune to malicious vaccine themed apps

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How to keep your Android device immune to malicious coronavirus vaccine themed apps

On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Safer Internet Day, or why Brad Pitt needed an internet bodyguard

IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

IT threat evolution Q1 2021

Malware Evolves to Present New Threats to Developers

IT threat evolution Q3 2022

Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. PC statistics

The story of the year: remote work

Tradecraft in the Information Age

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