Be Careful, Searches May Provide False Download links
If you’re searching and looking to download software from the web, be very careful. Take the extra step of verifying that you are actually on the developer’s website before you […]
Posts Tagged ‘google’
700,000 Potentially Malicious Apps Removed From Google Last Year
Google recently released their Play Store stats for 2017. The results are both encouraging and disheartening. Overall, Google caught and removed more than 700,000 malicious apps from the Play Store, […]
Be Careful Of Downloads – Google Play Store Sees Malware Increase
Google’s Play Store is under siege. In recent month, there has been a sharp spike in malware campaigns launched against the store, with a shocking number of poisoned apps slipping […]
Chrome Extension Copyfish Gets Hacked
The third-party Chrome extension Copyfish recently got hacked. As a result, the hackers were able to inject malicious JavaScript code into the code base and use it to display ads […]
Cloud Backup vs. Cloud Sharing
Today is World Backup Day so I thought it would be appropriate to address some common misconceptions about the cloud. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably used […]
Ransomware On Mobile Devices Is Climbing At An Alarming Rate
Remember in the ancient past, two years ago, when Ransomware first made its appearance, infecting hospitals and banks? That’s still happening, of course. But now, the hackers have a new […]
Be Careful: Fake Apps Are Stealing Information
Security researchers at the firm ESET have recently warned of a total of 8 apps found on the Google Play store. These apps, at first glance, appear to be designed […]
New iPhone Attack Seems Very Familiar: Watch Out For MMS
Last July, Android users got a nasty surprise. The surprise came in the form of a new type of attack directed against smartphones. Dubbed “Stagefright,” it allowed a hacker to […]
Ransomware Is Now Hitting Mobile Phones
Ransomware has become one of the fastest growing cybercrimes of 2016. Worse, these attacks are growing in their sophistication, and the hackers deploying ransomware have been upping their game by […]
Search Results Look Weird? You Might Be Infected
Have you been noticing “strange” search results when you’re surfing the web? Have your search results been taking longer than usual to appear? You may have been infected by a […]