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If you use a Microsoft laptop or desktop running Windows 7, your security is unfortunately obsolete. Microsoft officially ended support for that operating system in January 2020, which means that the company no longer offers technical assistance or software updates to your device — including security updates and patches.  The move came as part of …

Cybersecurity companies are partnering with domestic violence prevention organizations to take on stalkerware — tools widely used by abusive partners to track victims without their knowledge. In October, the Federal Trade Commission settled its first case against a stalkerware company, but this new coalition is looking to do more.  On Tuesday, ten groups announced they were creating the Coalition Against …

A website pretending to help find jobs for US military veterans was found to be infecting their computers with malware, Cisco‘s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group said Tuesday. The website was called hiremilitaryheroes.com, a Talos blog post said, and asked users to download a fake installer app that deployed malware and malicious spying tools. The system info retrieved by …

Symantec is running a sale on its Norton security products with steep discounts for a year of coverage, from Norton AntiVirus Plus for protecting a single computer, to Norton 360 with LifeLock that offers security for five devices — and also includes a VPN and identify theft protection. In our recent antivirus roundup, Norton 360 Deluxe was our pick for …

You’d think it would be difficult to find an app that can secretly track a person’s every move. But researchers have found them right in the open on Google’s Play Store. Antivirus company Avast said Wednesday that it’s found seven stalkerware apps available on Android’s market. In all, they had been installed more than 130,000 times. Google removed four of …

With this vulnerability, what you see on WhatsApp and Telegram might not be what was sent. Despite the secure messaging apps’ end-to-end encryption protecting people from government surveillance, researchers from Symantec disclosed flaws that could allow potential hackers to alter images and audio files.  While the sender might have sent, say, a photo of a map, malware could exploit this …

Antivirus apps are supposed to protect you from attacks on your devices, but for years, stalkerware has evaded their scrutiny. On Wednesday, Kaspersky Lab said it would start flagging stalkerware as malicious, and warn people through its Android app when stalkerware is installed on their phones. In 2018 Kaspersky Lab detected stalkerware on 58,487 mobile devices. The warning allows people …

Norton is pushing hard on mobile with the launch of a new mobile VPN, but forget about torrents and accessing overseas Netflix catalogues: The company says it just wants you to stay safe on public Wi-Fi. The company on Tuesday announced the global launch of Norton Wi-Fi Privacy — a subscription-based app that encrypts all the data you send over …