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Bogus Avast website fakes virus scan, installs Venom Stealer instead

AndyC 28 March 2026

A fake website impersonating Avast antivirus is tricking people into infecting their own computers. The site looks legitimate, runs...

CrowdStrike Analysis Paints Worsening Cybersecurity Picture

Refund scam impersonates Avast to harvest credit card details

AndyC 24 February 2026

A fraudulent website dressed in Avast’s brand is tricking French-speaking users into handing over their full credit card details—card...

ClickFix added nslookup commands to its arsenal for downloading RATs

AndyC 17 February 2026

ClickFix malware campaigns are all about tricking the victim into infecting their own machine. Apparently, the criminals behind these...

Digital assets after death: Managing risks to your loved one’s digital estate

AndyC 2 April 2026

Digital Security Fraudsters often target the accounts of the deceased or their grieving relatives. Here’s how to keep the scammers at bay. Phil Muncaster 01...

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – March 2026 edition

AndyC 1 April 2026

The past four weeks have seen a slew of new cybersecurity wake-up calls that showed why every organization needs a well-thought-out cyber-resilience plan 31 Mar...

RSAC 2026 wrap-up – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

AndyC 28 March 2026

This year, AI agents took the center stage – as a defensive capability, but more pressingly as a risk many organizations haven't caught up with...

A cunning predator: How Silver Fox preys on Japanese firms this tax season

AndyC 28 March 2026

Business Security Silver Fox is back in Japan, spoofing tax and HR emails timed to the one season when no one thinks twice about opening...

Virtual machines, virtually everywhere – and with real security gaps

AndyC 26 March 2026

Twenty years ago, almost to the day, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Simple Storage Service (S3). A few months later, the company’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service opened for public...

Cloud workload security: Mind the gaps

AndyC 25 March 2026

Business Security As IT infrastructure expands, visibility and control often lag behind – until an incident forces a reckoning Tomáš Foltýn 24 Mar 2026 • ...