Category: Malware
7 Risky But Common Things We Must Stop Doing Online
1. Relying Exclusively on Antivirus Protection Nearly one million malware threats are released online every day. It is practically impossible for an antivirus company to protect you from each and […]
The Digest: Zuckerberg’s resolutions… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook users to suggest his personal challenge for 2015 | The Guardian “Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg sets himself a personal challenge every year, from […]
The Digest: New computer spying bug found… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Symantec uncovers sophisticated, stealthy computer spying tool | Re/Code “Computer security researchers at Symantec say they have discovered a sophisticated piece of malware that appears to be used […]
The Digest: Russian webcam spies… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Russian webcam spy site ‘may take time to shut down’ | The Telegraph “A Russian website allowing voyeurs to watch people in their homes via their own webcams […]
The Digest: Sony Announces PlayStation Vue… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Sony unveils web-based TV service PlayStation Vue | Reuters “Sony has unveiled a new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue, expected to be commercially launched during the first quarter […]
The Digest: Twitter makes some tweaks… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Twitter takes another teeny tiny step toward becoming Facebook | Gizmodo “Twitter tweaked its website design today to move the status bar where you compose a tweet a […]
The Digest: Samaritans app flags worrying tweets… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Samaritans app monitors Twitter feeds for suicide warnings | The BBC “Samaritans Radar uses an algorithm to identify key words and phrases which indicate distress. They include ‘tired […]
Brits are the world’s biggest targets for phishing scams
Are the British the most gullible people in the world? Probably not, but the scammers and spammers out there clearly think that they are. Security research company Proofpoint found that […]
Twitch malware can drain users’ Steam accounts
Malware that can spread through Twitch’s chat feature will try to bleed your Steam account dry, according to security software maker F-Secure. The malware originates from an automated account which, […]
Almost 10% of Android apps are malware: report
Thinking of switching form iPhone to Android? You might want to think again. It seems that as many as nine per cent of Android apps – that’s almost one in every […]
