Following approval by the United Kingdom’s competition regulator, NortonLifeLock announced in a Friday (Sept. 2) press release that its acquisition of fellow cybersecurity software provider Avast is now expected to close Sept. 12. In an earlier press release issued Aug. 4, after the U.K.’s Competition...
Global digital security and privacy firm Avast is planning to acquire digital identity and authentication company SecureKey Technologies for undisclosed terms, according to a press release on Thursday (March 24). SecureKey offers next-generation privacy-enhancing services that focus on streamlining access to online services while ensuring...
Antivirus program Avast was found to be selling user data to a number of huge companies, including Google, Microsoft and Pepsi. The revelation was uncovered through an investigation by Motherboard and PCMag. The investigation found user data, contracts and leaked reports, showing that Avast had...
Czech cybersecurity company Avast was hacked by an outside actor suspected to have ties to China. Reuters is reporting that both Czech counterintelligence service BIS and Avast detected an attack on the company. Avast said it first found suspicious activity on its network on Sept....
September 02, 2022
Following approval by the United Kingdom’s competition regulator, NortonLifeLock announced in a Friday (Sept. 2) press release that its acquisition of fellow cybersecurity software provider Avast is now expected to close Sept. 12. In an earlier press release issued Aug. 4, after the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had provisionally approved the deal, NortonLifeLock […]
March 24, 2022
Global digital security and privacy firm Avast is planning to acquire digital identity and authentication company SecureKey Technologies for undisclosed terms, according to a press release on Thursday (March 24). ...
January 27, 2020
Antivirus program Avast was found to be selling user data to a number of huge companies, including Google, Microsoft and Pepsi. The revelation was uncovered through an investigation by Motherboard...
October 21, 2019
Czech cybersecurity company Avast was hacked by an outside actor suspected to have ties to China. Reuters is reporting that both Czech counterintelligence service BIS and Avast detected an attack...
