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Hundreds Of Players Trying To Cheat At Apex Legends And Counter-Strike Get Their Private Data Stolen

PC

12 months ago

Hundreds Of Players Trying To Cheat At Apex Legends And Counter-Strike Get Their Private Data Stolen

Cecilia D'Anastasio

6

Good Job Team: New TVs Are Vulnerable To Malware, Viruses

In Real Life

1 year ago

Good Job Team: New TVs Are Vulnerable To Malware, Viruses

Alex Walker

31

ShadowHammer Malware Attack: ASUS Responds

PC

1 year ago

ShadowHammer Malware Attack: ASUS Responds

Alex Walker

1

It’s the sort of thing you never want to happen. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab found that hackers had infiltrated ASUS, one of the biggest computer manufacturers in the world, and masked a backdoor “ShadowHammer” trojan as a legitimate update that was then pushed out to users through the ASUS Live…

MALWARE ALERT: Delete These Apps From Your Android Phone Right Now

Mobile

1 year ago

MALWARE ALERT: Delete These Apps From Your Android Phone Right Now

Mike Epstein

Over 560,000 People Downloaded 13-Malware Ridden Android Games

Mobile

2 years ago

Over 560,000 People Downloaded 13-Malware Ridden Android Games

Emily Price

Google removed 13 apps from the Google Play store this weekend that were infected with malware. Here’s the full list.

Steam Game Vanishes After Players Accuse It Of Mining Bitcoins On Their Computers [Updated]

PC

2 years ago

Steam Game Vanishes After Players Accuse It Of Mining Bitcoins On Their Computers [Updated]

Nathan Grayson

8

10 Phone And Laptop Problems You Shouldn’t Ignore

Mobile

2 years ago

10 Phone And Laptop Problems You Shouldn’t Ignore

David Nield

5

Almost 50,000 Minecraft Players Hit With Malware That Formats Hard Drives

PC

2 years ago

Almost 50,000 Minecraft Players Hit With Malware That Formats Hard Drives

Alex Walker

4

Minecraft fans, beware of what you install. Anti-virus makers Avast have announced that over the last 30 days, they have identified malware that has infected almost 50,000 Minecraft players, malware designed to “reformat hard-drives and delete backup data and system programs”.