Leading antivirus software makers Symantec and Network Associates Inc. (NAI) announced updates to their products on Monday, touting protection against “spyware” and Internet worms to entice customers.

The LunaSpy spyware reportedly spreads via messaging apps like Telegram, pretending to be an antivirus or banking protection tool. The spyware in the background steals your data, tracks locations, and ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

Being targeted by sophisticated spyware is relatively rare, but experts say that everyone needs to stay vigilant as this dangerous malware continues to proliferate worldwide. Spyware is so dangerous ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

iPhone users across 92 countries have received an alarming notification from Apple, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks, as first spotted by TechCrunch. The tech giant issued the alert ...

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google subsidiary Mandiant said they've observed a significant increase in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them ...

In a study published today on Techlicious, antivirus solutions from 12 major security vendors were shown to perform poorly against widely available spyware threats. Against nine apps that offer ...

Legitimate software updates has reportedly been compromised by China hackers by implanting spyware in major applications against companies and users from the United Kingdom, Japan, and China since ...

A group of security vendors yesterday announced an agreement under which they will work together to establish industry standards for identifying and evaluating antispyware products. The group, which ...

It is estimated that 560,000 new pieces of malware are detected on a daily basis, and over 1 billion malware programs currently exist. Malware refers to several different types of malicious software ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Each day, you leave digital traces of what you did, where you went, who you ...