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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

which was renamed to NortonLifeLock in 2019. -based NortonLifeLock Inc., the same company that now owns Norton 360. In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. LifeLock is now included in the Norton 360 service; Avira offers users a similar service called Breach Monitor.

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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

which was renamed to NortonLifeLock in 2019 (LifeLock is now included in the Norton 360 service). ” Norton 360 is owned by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc. In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp.

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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, the jury awarded Terpin a $75.8 It makes people who are unfamiliar with their personal security online vulnerable to hackers whose entire job is to figure out how to part people from their money.” Following the theft, Terpin filed a civil lawsuit against Truglia with the Los Angeles Superior court.

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Are you READY for (ISC)² Security Congress?

CyberSecurity Insiders

We also have a virtual only pass which offers attendees the ability to enjoy everything that Security Congress has to offer – all from the comfort of your own home or office. If you’d like to join us in person, Security Congress will once again be held in Orlando, Florida (U.S.)

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Pablo Escobar's Brother Claims His iPhone Almost Got Him Killed

SecureWorld News

Roberto Escobar sues Apple for FaceTime security. It's safe to say, when you're Pablo Escobar's brother, you care about your personal security. Escobar claims that in spite of Apple's assurances about the security of the X, he received strange FaceTime calls. But with a $2.6 He says he was forced to go into hiding.".

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7 Audacious Hacks & What We Can Learn From Them …

Security Boulevard

Hacks create an opportunity to think creatively about company and personal security and a challenge to meet today’s evolving threatscape. . In fact, 43% of all hacks in 2019 occurred to small and medium businesses, not giant corporations. . This article will look at how major reputable companies fell to small mistakes.

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No, Spotify Wasn't Hacked

Troy Hunt

I just went and looked at the pastes HIBP has collected since the clock ticked over to 2019 and found 20 of them already: Digging further, I found over a thousand pastes with "Spotify" in the title. That's it, job done, they're into your account. Spotify "breaches" like this are enormously common.

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