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Over 60,000 Android apps infected with adware-pushing malware

CSO Magazine

The campaign is designed to push adware to Android devices with the purpose of driving revenue. However, the threat actors involved can easily switch tactics to redirect users to other types of malware, such as banking trojans to steal credentials and financial information or ransomware ,” Bitdefender said in a blog.

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9 types of computer virus and how they do their dirty work

CSO Magazine

We here at CSO have done our part: our malware explainer breaks down malware based on how it spreads (self-propagating worms , viruses piggybacking on other code, or sneakily disguised Trojans ) as well as by what it does to infected machines ( rootkits , adware , ransomware , cryptojacking , and malvertising , oh my).

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5 top threats from 2022 most likely to strike in 2023

CSO Magazine

To read this article in full, please click here Instead, the most dangerous threats come from a set of known, mature tools and tactics that an entire ecosystem of cybercriminals rely upon to take in billions of dollars a year."

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5 top threats from 2022 most likely to strike in 2023

CSO Magazine

To read this article in full, please click here Instead, the most dangerous threats come from a set of known, mature tools and tactics that an entire ecosystem of cybercriminals rely upon to take in billions of dollars a year."

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