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Avast closed its Jumpshot subsidiary in 2020 after the antivirus giant was caught selling the browsing activity of millions of its customers.
Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine from the FTC after its privacy extensions and antivirus software harvested and sold user data.
We don't know exactly how many CCleaner users have been affected
After a May data breach, CCleaner’s maker confirmed hackers stole a lot of paid customers’ personal data. Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, Norton LifeLock, and Avira, informed customers that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer tool, which thousands of organizations, including CCleaner, use to transfer large …
The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May. In an email sent to customers, Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, NortonLifeLock and Avira brands, said that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the widely used MOVEit file transfer tool, which is used by thousands of organizations, including CCleaner, to move large sets of sensitive data over the internet. The email to customers said that the hackers took names, contact information...