Tag: malware
5 big trends in Australians getting scammed
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Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital...
Don’t click that link! How criminals access your digital devices and what happens when they do
A link is a mechanism for data to be delivered to
your device. Unsplash/Marvin Tolentino
Every day, often multiple times a day, you are invited...
Why is the US trying to shut down Russian security company Kaspersky Lab?
Eugene Kaspersky. Wikimedia
The Wall Street Journal has published allegations that the Russian government stole highly sensitive information from a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA)...
Explainer: how malware gets inside your apps
Why is malware
getting into your apps? For money, of course.
Malicious software on popular mobile platforms such as iOS and Android is at best...
Massive global ransomware attack highlights faults and the need to be better prepared
Wana Decrypt0r 2.0 Ransomware Screen.
A massive malware attack was launched on Friday, affecting at least 75,000 computers in 99 countries. Computers running Microsoft Windows...