Watch out! There are hidden dangers lurking your PDFs
Avast researchers have discovered cybercriminals using an old medium (PDFs) in a new--and dangerous--way.
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The Latest Cybersecurity News & Insights From Around The World
February 2024
Everything you need to know about W-2 phishing scams
Defeat the scammers by educating yourself and your employees about these increasingly common tax-related scams.
One wrong click can devastate your small business: so what can you do?
Avast Business Web Control can help keep your business safer online.
Why one in 20 people fall for dating scams - and how to not be one of them
Avast researchers have detected a sharp uptick in romance scams--and they're not always happening where you'd expect them to.
Media vault features
Short video demonstrating media vault features that use foreground services (e.g. download something into the vault, encrypt some local file, decrypt some vault file...)
Here are all the red flags Charlotte Cowles missed in that viral NY Mag article
What happened with a fake call purporting to be from Amazon tricked a financial advice columnist into handing over $50,000 to a stranger.
Unveiling the truth behind AI relationship chatbots
A recent report from Mozilla found that the recent explosion of romantic AI chatbots is creating a whole new world of privacy concerns.
Show your digital devices some love this Valentine's Day
Your device will always give you signs that it needs some TLC. Uncover how you can show your electronics some love.
Avast Blocks Record Breaking 10 Billion Attacks in 2023, Nearly a 50% Increase from Previous Year
Malicious push notifications, PDF deception, cookie exploiting information stealers and more in Q4 2023.
Malicious PDFs, deepfakes, and romance scams were just some of the 10 billion cyber attacks we saw last year
Uncover the startling surge in cyber threats from our Avast Q4/2023 Threat Report. Over 10 billion attacks last year reveal the critical need to pay attention.
How to spot the bad actors this awards season
From overacting to poorly crafted characters, it’s crucial to recognize red flags in cyber-scripts, weak dialogue, and fake chemistry in online interactions.