Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Introduction Social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook are now essential for communication and business, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. You may like to read more about Social Media Botnets – Hackers leveraging bots for large-scale attacks What Are Zero-Day Exploits? million users.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Whichever OS you favor, a good portion of the key components that make up your digital life — email, texting, social media, shopping, banking, hobbies, and work duties — now route through these indispensable contraptions much of the time. In a nutshell: lock your device; click judiciously; use antivirus. Talk more soon.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 14, 2021

Most security threats faced by regular users arrive via the Internet, whether it’s a malicious app or a rigged website , a scam delivered through the user’s social media channels, or a phishing scheme carried out via email or SMS. A vulnerability in WhatsApp allegedly allows threat actors to install spyware onto iPhones.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Antivirus solutions have long been a staple of cybersecurity practices. However, antivirus is no longer enough to protect an entire organization’s infrastructure. . Some antivirus solutions have expanded their offerings to include a more comprehensive suite of security tools to match the needs of modern organizations.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2023

Use antivirus software that can detect and block malware. This includes links in emails, on social media sites, instant messaging clients and any other site you visit while surfing the web. You should scan your computer with antivirus software to ensure no spyware or keylogger malware is present.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

Worms, adware, rootkits, spyware, trojans, ransomware, and many other viruses that may have come to your ears along the time are your personal data’s enemies. Unusual emails and social media messages sent to a large audience without your permission. You can download a free antivirus program, though it is recommended that you buy one.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Antivirus solutions have long been a staple of cybersecurity practices. However, antivirus is no longer enough to protect an entire organization’s infrastructure. . Some antivirus solutions have expanded their offerings to include a more comprehensive suite of security tools to match the needs of modern organizations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Google addressed three critical code execution flaws in Android Media Framework. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The dedicated security firms were primarily big antivirus organisations, some of which were struggling to keep up with the threats now spilling across the Internet. The pop up blocker in particular was a big help with the proliferation of adware and spyware plugging into advertising networks. Help required. Exploits were rampant.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. Attacks blocked by the email antivirus in 2020 ( download ). Agentb malware family.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This validator performs a lot of various checks, including different arithmetic operations like Math.log(-1) or Math.sqrt(-1), availability of components such as Media Source API, WebAssembly and others. It is thus possible that this action may be launched on macOS devices in order to detect installed antivirus products.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. Antivirus vendors detect it. On Sunday and in the days following, The Pegasus Project revealed the broad cast of victims it believes have been targeted with Pegasus spyware.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The smallest organizations can perform this through a visual inspection and a review of the media access control (MAC) addresses connected to the network. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. What about social media? So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Contact - Criminals contact the target via phone, email, or social media and use social engineering techniques to persuade the target to reveal sensitive information or perform an action that compromises security. Pretexting - Criminals create a plausible pretext to contact the target, such as posing as an IT support person or a vendor.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. On March 31, Google TAG released an update on this activity showing another wave of fake social media profiles and a company the actor set up mid-March. Other interesting discoveries.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Initial NCSAM efforts included urging people connected to the internet to update their antivirus software regularly. In addition, antivirus software detects and removes malware, spyware and any other malicious software that could potentially impact your business. Cybersecurity has become much more advanced since then.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Trapped in social networks To steal credentials for social media and messenger accounts, scammers used another classic technique: asking users to verify themselves. Some fake social media and messenger pages were designed not to steal login credentials but to install malware on victims’ devices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

CISA adds Microsoft Windows, Apache HugeGraph-Server, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle WebLogic Server, and Microsoft SQL Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog SIEM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: What you need to know Antivirus firm Dr.Web disconnected all servers following a cyberattack Experts warn of China-linked APT’s (..)

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