About Malware
Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network.
Thornaby: Woman targeted in £13k train station QR code scam
![Thornaby: Woman targeted in £13k train station QR code scam](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1837A/production/_131749199_qr.jpg)
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Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links
![Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/B18C/production/_128025454_gettyimages-1244728141.jpg)
... And Twitter is also stopping users from adding links to their Mastodon account in their bios - calling them " Malware"...
How to spot the software that could be spying on you
![How to spot the software that could be spying on you](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/12DA1/production/_121771277_gettyimages-1219121327.jpg)
... Over the last two years, Ms Galperin has managed to convince a clutch of anti-virus companies to take this type of malicious software more seriously, this followed an initial reluctance to mark stalkerware as an unwanted programme - or Malware - because of its possible legitimate uses...
Israeli soldiers hoodwinked by Hamas 'fake' women ' phone ruse
![Israeli soldiers hoodwinked by Hamas 'fake' women ' phone ruse](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0643/production/_110930610_selfieblur-1.jpg)
... After striking up friendships, the women would send the links that you said would allow you to share photos, but in reality, the soldiers caused a to the download of Malware that can attack smartphones or computer devices...
Evil Corp: US charges Russians over hacking attacks
![Evil Corp: US charges Russians over hacking attacks](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1813E/production/_110022689_befunky-collage.jpg)
... An indictment named Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev - who remain at large - as figures in a group which used Malware to steal millions of dollars in more than 40 countries...
Chinese woman jailed for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
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... Initial tests showed she was carrying Malware - but prosecutors later said this may have been a false positive ...
Should cyber-security be more chameleon, less rhino?
![Should cyber-security be more chameleon, less rhino?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/12EA2/production/_106347477_comp_getty.jpg)
... It s a way of scrambling the names, locations and references of each file and software application in a computer s memory to make it harder for Malware to get its teeth stuck in to your system...