Security and spyware news
Stay safe online - 2026-06-06
Facebook is not making your posts public – it’s just another viral Facebook hoax
People use Facebook on a regular basis, and you might be one of those 1.49 billion users worldwide. More
News Spam and phishing 2016-10-19
A selfie with your identity card? Android banking virus Acecard levels up
While spying on newest malware prevention technologies, cyber crooks create new more persuasive deception forms. More
News Spam and phishing 2016-10-18
Worrying statistics: most malicious spam emails carry ransomware
We have just recently talked about this year's sudden increase in spam activity which has reached and already bypassed the highs of 2010. More
Ascesso Trojan sends out dozens of student loan forgiveness scam emails
Student loan forgiveness is something that almost every student loan borrower dreams of, sadly, students who desperately look for ways to get rid of the debt can fall into scammers’ hands. More
News Spam and phishing 2016-10-14
Did Amazon fail to escape another hackers‘ assault?
After users have started gossiping about possible data leak in Amazon recently, the company rushes to deny Amazon being hacked. More
Microsoft issues recommendations on how to solve Windows 10 Update problems
Good promotion of the Anniversary Update made thousands of Windows OS users anxious about the upcoming new edition. More
Behind the cover: more than 400 000 infected Android apps have been found
If you own an Android device, prepare for the bad news. The users of this operating system should exercise their caution again as new DressCode malware has been detected in more than 400 000 applications. More
News Viruses and parasites 2016-10-11
The United States, UK, Germany, Denmark and Australia among the primary Android ransomware targets
While personal computer owners are struggling with newly-emerged malicious cyber threats such as ODIN virus, Android users are being targeted by ransomware, designed specifically for phones and tablets that run on this particular operating system. More
New strain of Facebook virus has already infected nearly a million Facebook users
Beware of the new Facebook video virus, which can unintentionally be sent to you by a friend. More
News Spam and phishing 2016-10-06
Did Yahoo actually help US government to spy on users’ emails?
It seems that Yahoo is no longer a trustworthy company, especially if your personal space matters to you. More
Will AVG and Avast merger benefit the virtual community?
Perhaps it was big news for some users after finding out that two anti-virus giants. More
Notorious TheDarkOverlord hacker blackmails companies for cash
If hackers would be awarded medals for the successfulness of their malicious online activities, TheDarkOverlord would already have a couple of those on the shelf. More
Celebrity death scams hit the second gear with Brad Pitt’s suicide hoax
Celebrity life has always been an active topic of discussion among the pop-culture enthusiasts. More
Europol announces top 8 cybercrime trends of 2016
On Septermber 28, Europol published The 2016 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment , in which it details biggest cybercrime threats from 2016 and provides recommendations on how to address them. More
Can 2016 be the beginning of a new spam era?
If you regularly keep an eye on your email’s "Spam" folder, you might have already noticed a concerning tendency – an increasing amount of junk mail is reaching our electronic mailboxes every day. More