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Coinminers target vulnerable users as Bitcoin hits all-time high

While many Bitcoin owners are currently struggling to access their Bitcoin wallets, researchers from Avira Protection Labs recorded a 53 percent increase in coinminer malware attacks in Q4 2020 compared to Q3 2020. In addition, the price per 1 Bitcoin is currently valued at around $33,000, close to the all-time high it reached earlier this month. The

Ransomware attacks universities

Why are ransomware attacks on universities increasing?

Cyberthreats such as phishing and ransomware are not typically part of the usual curriculum, but ...

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No more secrets: Everything you need to know about spyware

For many, the idea of spyware sounds like it comes from a film plot where government agents infiltrate the mobile devices of politicians from ...

Concept of Malware and secure Data

New malware in old Excel skins

Why worry about making a new malware trick when you can tweak an old Excel ...

Fake torrent movies infect PCs to hijack browsers and inject fake content

There is almost nothing more relaxing to sit on a couch, drink a hot beverage ...

Windows Update blows up standard operating procedure for updates

Standard operating procedure for software updates is to do them often and as soon as ...

Windows Defender exclusions reek of malware

The vast majority of exclusions made to Windows Defender antivirus have been made by malware, ...