Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. As Malwarebytes Labs wrote at the time : “This may very well be the first time we see one of the main social engineering campaigns, previously reserved for Windows, branch out not only in terms of geolocation but also operating system.”

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Malware Adware Ransomware Social Engineering 137

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022. 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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Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. One way or another, the fact persists that search engine abuse can amplify the problem. It's also imperative to verify website authenticity before interacting with its content.

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Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 83

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. This is particularly true for those sites that don’t require two-factor authentication. A common example is phishing. How to Protect Your Digital Identity.

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Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

With the growth of the gaming industry being this rapid, we as cybersecurity researchers ask ourselves what this means for user security. To measure the level of the cybersecurity risk associated with gaming, we investigated several types of threats. Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7 Methodology.

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Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 111

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. 100% NOT a pyramid scheme Social media pages are not the only concern when it comes to brand and logo theft.

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Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in! It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40