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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

In this campaign, when users searched on Google for the financial marketing trading app “TradingView,” they were sometimes shown a malicious search result that appeared entirely authentic: a website with TradingView branding was visible, and download buttons for Windows, Mac, and Linux were clearly listed.

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Australia Recorded the Highest Rate of iOS & Android App Threats

Appknox

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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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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What is Digital Identity?

Identity IQ

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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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

SecureList

Most threats uncovered on PC and mobile devices were adware, but dangerous malware was also present: from stealers to bankers, often leading to the loss of not just credentials but money, including cryptocurrency. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. 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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Inside Apple: How macOS attacks are evolving

Malwarebytes

However, social engineering isn’t the only danger. SSH is a program used for securely gaining command line access to a remote Mac, Linux, or other Unix system, and the.ssh folder is the location where certificates used to authenticate the connection are stored.

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