Dozens of Malicious Mobile Apps Discovered on Android Devices, Many Aimed at Children

• June 18th, 2020
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• Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security

Researchers from Check Point, ZoneAlarm’s parent company recently discovered 56 apps downloaded from the Play Store, 24 of which were children apps.

CoVID-19-Related Malicious Apps Soar

• June 11th, 2020
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• Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security

Several coronavirus-themed apps, often those offering disease-related information and help for users, have been found to be fraudulent, as they contain dangerous malware.

Cyber Security 101: How Much Do You Really Know?

• April 21st, 2020
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• Data Protection, Online Safety, PC security, Uncategorized

Cyberattacks. We hear about them everywhere – from your neighbor whose son downloaded a video game that crashed his computer, to your sister mistakenly clicking a bad link that tricked her into buying shoes she will never get, and even bigger ones, like hackers stealing Target’s entire customer database.

Governments’ Coronavirus Financial Relief Targeted by Cybercriminals

• April 13th, 2020
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• anti-phishing, Data Privacy, Data Protection, identity theft, Online Privacy, Uncategorized

“Scammers are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both.” FBI Public Service Announcement, March 2020.

As we are all much too aware, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused massive – and very rapid – economic, political, and societal upheaval. While it has forced lay-offs and shut down entire industries from main street to the mall and beyond, one area that hasn’t seen a slowdown is cybercrime. 

3 Ways to Secure Yourself From Common Web Attacks

• March 31st, 2020
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• anti-phishing, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Online Privacy, Online Safety, PC security, Uncategorized

With the increase in largely-publicized security breaches to corporate giants such as Google, Facebook, and Target, terms such as “phishing” and “ransomware” have been growing in popularity. You may know them as the fishy emails from seemingly legitimate companies telling you something is wrong with your account and urging you to insert your credentials.