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Google’s ad ban won’t stop stalkerware apps from promoting themselves

Google has announced that from August 2020 it will be prohibiting ads for stalkerware products and services.

But a loophole means that the companies behind creepy stalkerware apps will still be able to advertise themselves.

Graham Cluley

Site Promoting KeePass Password Manager Pushes Malware – BleepingComputer

Site Promoting KeePass Password Manager Pushes Malware  BleepingComputer

A site that pretends to promote the popular KeePass password management software is actually distributing malware on unsuspecting visitors. This site is part of …

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Cybersecurity alliance promoting intel-sharing seeks to expand

Hackers have probably had a harder time slipping past your security software, thanks to an alliance between some of the top vendors in the industry.

The Cyber Threat Alliance, a group of security firms that often compete, says its efforts to share intelligence on the latest hacking threats have been paying off. 

Rivals including Fortinet, Intel Security, Palo Alto Networks and Symantec originally entered into the alliance over two years ago, even as doubts arose over whether it’d last.

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