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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

Like vampires, malware strains can operate quietly, leeching data or encrypting files without warning, making ransomware and spyware infections incredibly haunting. Stake your defenses : Invest in threat detection tools that identify anomalies across your network. Spooky fact : Sophos says the average ransom in 2024 is $2.73

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Ransomware en masse on the wane: top threats inside web-phishing in H1 2020

Security Affairs

Every third email, meanwhile, contained spyware , which is used by threat actors to steal payment data or other sensitive info to then put it on sale in the darknet or blackmail its owner. The precise elaboration of these separate attacks affected the ransomware share in the top threats distributed via email en masse.

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Google offers additional security features for its cloud users

CyberSecurity Insiders

Google Cloud IDS was also unveiled by the web search giant that solely depends on the Palo Alto Networks threat detection technology that helps detect malware, spyware, command-and-control software attacks, and other network based threats hitting the cloud platform.

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Norton vs McAfee: Compare Antivirus Software 2025

eSecurity Planet

Better for Advanced Features: Tie VPN Yes Yes Password Manager Yes Yes Privacy Management Privacy monitoring Social Privacy Manager Identity Theft Monitoring Yes Yes Anti-Spyware No No Security Assessments Unclear No Visit Norton Visit McAfee Winner: Norton and McAfee offer comparable integrations and advanced antivirus capabilities.

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Phishers prefer Tesla, top 3 malware strains in Coronavirus phishing campaigns

Security Affairs

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

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Microsoft Defender vs. McAfee: Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons

eSecurity Planet

Better Core Features: McAfee Antivirus Yes Yes Anti-Ransomware Yes Yes Web Browsing Protection Yes Yes Dark Web Monitoring No Yes Data Cleanup No Yes Parental Controls Yes No Webcam Threat Detection No No Text Scam Detection No Yes Winner: McAfee wins this comparison easily.

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Experts warn of a new malvertising campaign spreading the ChromeLoader

Security Affairs

If applied to a higher-impact threat—such as a credential harvester or spyware—this PowerShell behavior could help malware gain an initial foothold and go undetected before performing more overtly malicious activity, like exfiltrating data from a user’s browser sessions.” ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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