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The Internet is drowning in COVID-19-related malware and phishing scams

Enlarge (credit: EpicTop10.com / Flickr) Emails and websites are promising vital information about keeping safe from the coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping the globe and threatening millions. In fact, a flood of them are scams that push malware, ransomware, and...

New attack on home routers sends users to spoofed sites that push malware

Enlarge (credit: Wikipedia) A recently discovered hack of home and small-office routers is redirecting users to malicious sites that pose as COVID-19 informational resources in an attempt to install malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency credentials,...

Ring slightly overhauls security and privacy, but it’s still not enough

This article is brought to you by TechCrunch.com Article author: Romain Dillet Article source: https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/ring-slightly-overhauls-security-and-privacy-but-its-still-not-enough/ Security camera maker Ring is updating its service to improve...

Hackers exploit critical vulnerability found in ~100,000 WordPress sites

This article is brought to you by Artstechnica.com Article author: Dan Goodin Article source: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1654744 (credit: Pixy) Hackers are actively exploiting a critical WordPress plugin vulnerability that allows them to completely wipe all website...

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