Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digital activities provide a fuller picture of your preferences and personality and are often used by companies for targeted marketing or to help improve user experience. Dark web monitoring, also known as internet or cyber monitoring, helps aid in identity theft prevention by scanning the dark web for information related to your identity.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Booby-trapped selfie apps The fact remains that Android commands an 85% share of the global smartphone operating system market, and that’s irresistible to criminals. However, the three apps in question — Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro, and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 — were really tools to spread adware and spyware.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2022

Hack tools are often used to root devices in order to (among others) remove barriers that stop users from using apps from other markets. This is because a legitimate copy of the software may be bundled with adware, or it’s actually malware named after popular software. And they’re right. Such is the case for KMSPico.

Adware 61

Adware Hacking Software Retail 61

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Delaler Leads, a car dealer marketing firm exposed 198 Million records online. Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog.

Adware 50

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 50

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The lockdown’s effect on the global economy is leading emerging markets and different regions to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender or at least as a way of storing value during these times. With customers’ plain text information disclosed by leaks on the internet, cybercriminals have gained new attack possibilities.

Cryptocurrency 112

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 112

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes. Most malicious objects detected for the macOS platform are adware. You can read our analysis of a new adware program called Convuster here.

Malware 101

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 101

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. some attacks seek to disrupt operations instead.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

What follows are a series of clues that point to the likely real-life identity of a Russian man who appears responsible for enabling a ridiculous amount of cybercriminal activity on the Internet today. It is allowed to host: ordinary sites, doorway pages, satellites, codecs, adware, tds, warez, pharma, spyware, exploits, zeus, IRC, etc.

Cybercrime 187

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 187

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit. Nowadays, such pages are necessary to build a brand, generate new business, and resolve customer issues.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Very few providers on the market grant ransomware protection coming with backup services, making the backed up files isolated and airtight. And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to the analytical agency Newzoo, in 2022, the global gaming market will exceed $ 200 billion , with 3 billion players globally. As the mobile gaming market continues to grow, we analyzed KSN data specifically on mobile threats. Since then, the industry has never stopped growing.

Mobile 103

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 103

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Two drivers of this conflict are not having a separate room for every family member who needs to work from home (26%) and arguments about how much children should use the Internet (33%). Part of the problem is that, when we teach good Internet safety practices, we are typically speaking to active internet users.

Scams 60

Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 60