This week, an investigation by Motherboard and PC Mag revealed that security brand Avast was using its antivirus software to collect personal user data. The news came just weeks after it had stopped ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy products, today revealed that the overall chance of home users encountering a ...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - British cybersecurity company Avast AVST.L will close the Jumpshot analytics business at the centre of a data privacy scandal, it said on Thursday, putting hundreds of jobs at risk ...

LONDON, Aug. 12, 2020 Avast plc, together with its subsidiaries ('Avast', 'the Group' or 'the Company'), a leading global cybersecurity provider, announces its results for the six-months ended 30 June ...

The popular antivirus program Avast has been selling users data to giant companies like Google, Home Depot, Microsoft and Pepsi, a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag found. Avast reportedly ...

Avast, one of the world’s biggest antivirus and security companies, announced on Thursday plans to wind up its subsidiary Jumpshot after a privacy furor erupted over the last two months. Though Vlcek ...

LONDON, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast plc (LSE: AVST), together with its subsidiaries ('Avast', 'the Group' or 'the Company'), a leading global cybersecurity provider, announces its results for ...

Czech cybersecurity firm Avast Software s.r.o., the owner of popular free products such as AVG and Avast Antivirus, is reported to be selling web browsing data that can be linked to individual users ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Todd Bishop on Apr 17, 2020 at 8:22 ...

Antivirus firm Avast Software s.r.o., the owner of popular free products such as AVG and Avast Antivirus, is under investigation in its home country, the Czech Republic, for allegedly selling the ...

A vulnerability impacting Avast and AVG AntiTrack privacy software opened up user PCs to Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) attacks, browser session hijack, and data theft. Simple steps can make the difference ...