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Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads

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HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive. The post Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

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In particular, the interest of both infosec experts and cybercriminals was piqued by vulnerabilities in the popular Microsoft Exchange Server: CVE-2021-26855 — a service-side request forgery vulnerability that allows remote code execution (RCE). Traditionally, most of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs: 15 in Q1.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

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The Conti infrastructure was shut down in late June, but some in the infosec community believe that Conti members are either just rebranding or have split up and joined other ransomware teams, including Hive, AvosLocker and BlackCat. was the most common adware encountered in these three countries. AdWare.OSX.Amc.e, AdWare.OSX.Amc.e

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Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2020-2021. EU statistics

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One more constellation of vulnerabilities that appeared in the infosec sky was a threesome of critical bugs in the popular SolarWinds Orion Platform – CVE-2021-25274 , CVE-2021-25275 , CVE-2021-25276. Not included are Riskware-type programs and adware. Geography of malicious web-based attacks, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ).

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