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About 14 million Android devices are estimated to be infected by “CopyCat” malware in various regions of the world. The majority of devices that are in trouble are in Asia, but as reported by “CNET”, it is estimated that in the US a number of 280,000 “Android” devices are infected. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The support of the Greek Police has since today a website which has been created by Europol’s European Police Service for the protection and assistance of Internet users against the ransomware that blocks and infects computer systems. Ransomware is a category of sophisticated malware that is installed in the computer Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In the online world, the underlying risks are many. One of these is access to personal data and accounts of social networks, such as Facebook. A security parameter that someone may not have thought to protect their account is the phone number. A computer programmer advises Facebook users to delete Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
When it comes to cybercrime, it is easy to imagine that the greatest risk to a company’s data is an external threat. However, more and more companies are realizing that their trusted and trained employees can also be a huge threat. This is the result of a recent survey by Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Google offers “Backup and Sync” through “Google Drive” while putting “machine learning” to work for the benefit of “Play Store”. With Google “Backup and Sync”, which is free, one can automatically backup entire computer files through “Google Drive”. The advantage of Google’s service is that there is no need for Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Singapore has a nearly “perfect” approach to cyber security, but many other wealthy countries in the world have gaps in their defenses, while others, poorer ones, set the example, as a UN research showed on Wednesday. In this ranking, Greece is in 64th place, while Turkey in 43rd. Wealth acts Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The next target of cyber-criminals may be the human brain, according to a study by scientists at the Universities of Birmingham in Alabama and California Riverside. There is an increasing trend in the use of headphones that read brainwaves, especially in the field of video games. Researchers, using a special Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The “NotPetya” virus attack, which spread to businesses around the world, may not have been a project aimed at financial gain through ransoms, an increasing number of cybersecurity experts estimate. On the contrary, despite the demand for ransom to “unlock” the infected computers, this particular “ransomware” appears to have simply been aimed at destroying data, with experts pointing to its particularly “aggressive” features, which made Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Thousands of computer users around the world today tried to reboot their systems after a new cybercrime, which began yesterday from Ukraine and spread to Russia, Europe and the United States. Malicious software required ransoms of $300 (about 260 euros) to unlock the files they had locked at companies and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Apple has recently launched a major cleaning process in the “App Store” to remove clones and spam applications, and it looks like the company is running it so fast in China as well. A report from the Chinese website “People.cn” reveals that Apple has removed at least 58,000 apps from Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A security problem recently detected in widely used network software makes tens of thousands of computers likely vulnerable to a cyber-attack similar to that caused by “WannaCry”, which infected more than 300,000 computers around the world, cyber security researchers said on Thursday. Reuters reports that the US Department of Homeland Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A video that refers to a short film has been posted by the Greek Police in its social media accounts, highlighting the dangers that the Internet “hides” for young people. The 10-minutes and 35-seconds video shows teenagers chatting with their alleged peers on the Internet and two stories unfold: The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
“Industroyer” is a sophisticated and extremely malicious malware capable of disrupting critical industrial processes. ESET researchers analyzed malware samples —which were detected by ESET as “Win32 /Industroyer”— that are capable of attacking power supply infrastructures. There is a strong possibility that this malware will be involved in the attack against Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The Firefox Focus browser was available on iOS-enabled devices and is now coming to Android. Mozilla Firefox Focus is a varied version of the Firefox browser that offers special security features along with the special action button that allows you to instantly clear your web browsing history every time you Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Informational and sports websites are among the types of sites that have the lowest security levels, according to a new research. A team of cyber-security specialists has examined the security protocols used by the top 500 websites in a wide range of industries and across sectors that have online presence. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Contentlikes1 (dot) com virus is a new malware that hits Windows or Apple MacOS users, and is very sneaky installed on the operating system. This results in the user’s opening new tabs, automatically opening new tabs with Malware links. These tabs aim to collect personal user data. Below we will Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …