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Experts warn of surge in Google, Apple, Microsoft breaches

Fri, 30th May 2025
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Experts warn of a rise in Chrome extension attacks and a breach exposing 184 million stolen log-ins, highlighting urgent cybersecurity risks worldwide.
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Cloudflare, Microsoft & police disrupt global malware service

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Cloudflare and Microsoft, with global law enforcement, have disrupted LummaC2, a major malware service stealing data worldwide and used for cybercrime.
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Facebook ads scam uses celebrity faces to spread malware

Fri, 9th May 2025
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Facebook malvertising exploits images of stars like Elon Musk, promoting fake crypto brands to spread malware in Australia, New Zealand, and beyond.
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Rising threats to influencers as cyber attacks escalate

Wed, 9th Apr 2025
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Bitdefender reports a dramatic rise in cybercrime targeting social media influencers, uncovering over 9,000 malicious livestreams on YouTube in 2024.
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Rise in counterfeit websites threatens holiday shoppers

Mon, 2nd Dec 2024
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As the festive shopping season approaches, researchers have identified nearly 80,000 counterfeit websites, endangering online shoppers seeking deals.
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Experts warn of cyber risks as Black Friday approaches

Thu, 28th Nov 2024
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As Black Friday and Cyber Monday approach, experts warn shoppers to be vigilant against rising cyber threats like malvertising and online fraud.
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Bitdefender reveals malvertising campaign targeting Meta

Fri, 1st Nov 2024
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Bitdefender has revealed a widespread malvertising campaign targeting mainly middle-aged males in Australia, exploiting Meta business and personal accounts.
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HP unveils hackers use fake firms to get trusted certificates

Tue, 1st Oct 2024
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HP Wolf Security research reveals hackers are forming fake firms to obtain certificates for fraudulent websites, evading Windows security and user alerts.
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HP finds AI-generated malware targets French speakers

Fri, 27th Sep 2024
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New research from HP reveals cybercriminals using generative AI to write sophisticated malware, lowering the barrier for entry-level hackers and increasing attack efficacy.
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You're telling me that ad was fake? Malvertising is sneakier than ever

Thu, 8th Aug 2024
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Malicious ads are becoming hard to spot, warns Avast in its Q1/2024 Threat Report. Even legitimate platforms like YouTube are now targets for sophisticated malvertising schemes.
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Avast report reveals rise in AI-powered cyberattacks & scams

Wed, 15th May 2024
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Avast's Q1 Threat Report spotlights a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks, with 90% of threats involving social engineering, deepfakes, and YouTube scams.
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Red Canary report unveils 2023's top cybersecurity threats

Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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Red Canary's 6th annual Threat Detection Report reveals a substantial rise in Cloud Accounts compromises and abuses of Email Forwarding Rules, among major cybersecurity threats in 2023.
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Avast thwarts 10 billion cyber attacks, reveals new threats

Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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Avast blocks 10 billion cyber threats, highlighting an alarming surge in new threats as cyber attackers find innovative ways to exploit trusted digital mediums.
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Unseen surge in cyber attacks blocked by Avast in 2023

Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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Avast blocked 10 billion cyberattacks in 2023, up 49% on the prior year, with cybercriminals deploying sophisticated methods including deepfake scams and exploiting PDF files and Google OAuth to steal user information.
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Kaspersky uncovers FakeSG, Akira and AMOS as latest cyber threats

Thu, 21st Dec 2023
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Kaspersky reveals FakeSG, Akira, and AMOS as latest cross-platform cyber threats, highlighting the need for constant vigilance.
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Malvertising targeting IoT devices connected to smart home networks

Mon, 9th Aug 2021
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Global cybersecurity firm GeoEdge has discovered a large-scale malvertising attack targeting home-network based IoT devices.
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Q4 malvertising levels drop; but scammers aren't finished yet

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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Malvertising may be going out of fashion for cyberattackers across the board, but it doesn't mean web users can rest easy.