Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for October 3 - October 9, 2021
This week, the SpyHunter malware research team has highlighted a weekly roundup of common and critical malware threats that are currently affecting computers around the world. Take a look at this week's report and stay ahead of trending malware threats!
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This Week in Malware Video
This episode discusses the following topics: How "Great Discover" and "Hola VPN" are potentially unwanted programs that could render several unwanted pop-ups and perform questionable functions. Also, how "Smart Captcha Solve" triggers an abundance of deceptive pop-up messages and notifications instead of offering a usable service.
Malware Security Alerts of the Week
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This Week’s Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News
 Twitch Leak Spirals Further, Passwords and Emails Leaked in Plain TextA data leak at the streaming Twitch service has turned into a dire situation as passwords and emails to the service and its users has been found to be leaked in plain text potentially compromising countless accounts. Read more |
 Crypto Platform Compound Mistakenly Hands Out $90 Million to UsersThe cryptocurrency platform known as "Compound," was manipulated in a way to mistakenly hand out $90 million to its users but the issue was partly remedied but not before mass hysteria set in leaving some users quite surprised. Read more |