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Criminals constantly develop new ways to scam people, and their latest tactic involves infecting Android phones with malware to access banking information and other details. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Cyble have discovered a new malware, dubbed Antidot, which masquerades as a Google Play update application. It displays fake Google Play update pages in multiple languages and captures sensitive information. …

The White House announced efforts last week to upgrade the country’s aging energy infrastructure in a move to reduce power outages and make improvements to the grid amid soaring demand, but threats from nefarious forces continue to pose a security risk, experts say. The initiative between the federal government and 21 states was formed to make fixes and improvements to …

A group of cybercriminals leaked a database containing criminal records of 70 million Americans, according to cybersecurity company Malwarebytes. The leak contained people’s full names, dates of birth, known aliases, postal addresses, dates of arrest, dates of conviction, sentences and more. This is bad news for anyone who has been convicted in the past. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS — …

Ticketmaster is a household name for buying tickets to concerts and live performances. But lately, it’s been making headlines, and not for good reasons. First, it was the Taylor Swift controversy last year, when their systems were overwhelmed by millions of fans trying to purchase tickets, leading to website crashes, long wait times and widespread frustration among fans, and then …

Disruptive digital attacks, many linked to Russian-backed groups, have doubled in the European Union in recent months and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU’s top cybersecurity official. Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA, told The Associated Press in an interview that attacks with geopolitical motives have steadily risen since Russia’s full-scale …

In the digital age, where searching online has become second nature, even the simplest inquiries can expose you to risks. Advanced artificial intelligence scams are lurking behind innocuous search engine queries, leveraging what’s known as “search engine optimization” to deceive users, according to expert advice from GuidePoint Security, highlighting how cybercriminals manipulate these systems. A woman searching online. (Kurt "CyberGuy" …

We’ve all experienced that frustrating moment when we’re staring at a login screen, desperately trying to recall a complex password with multiple cases, numbers and symbols. Forgetting passwords is not only maddening, it can also pose security risks if we resort to easily guessable ones. Thankfully, Apple has a brilliant solution built right into your iPhone that can save you …

Unfortunately, phishing scams seem to be the new normal. Most recently, an elderly woman in the tri-state area almost got scammed for $25,000. According to Patch.com, what began as an average phishing scam turned even more sinister when the scammer turned up at this elderly victim’s house to retrieve money physically. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS — SIGN UP FOR …

A man charged with assisting Hong Kong authorities with gathering intelligence in the United Kingdom has died in unexplained circumstances, British police said Tuesday. Matthew Trickett, 37, was one of three men charged earlier this month with agreeing to engage in information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist the Hong Kong intelligence service from …

Have you ever had that sinking feeling that something’s not quite right with your computer? Maybe it’s running slower than usual or there are new icons on your desktop that you don’t recognize. Well, you might not be just imagining things; you could have been hacked. While the first reaction may be to panic, the best possible first step if …