Hackers broke into British company Piriform's free software for optimising computer performance last month potentially allowing them to control the devices of more than two million users. The ...

A security firm has apologised after hackers inserted malicious code into versions of its software that were downloaded by customers. Piriform, which develops the CCleaner software designed to remove ...

CCleaner, a piece of internet security software with more than two billion downloads, was recently hijacked to distribute backdoor malware to more than 2 million unsuspecting victims. According to a ...

Hackers modified versions of the Avast-owned CCleaner software to infect potentially millions of PCs with a backdoor. The so-called supply chain attack targeting CCleaner users was discovered by ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimises computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions ...

It isn’t enough to just buy a high-performing computer. You must also maintain it in good shape and continually check for flaws and fix them. CCleaner has tools to constantly monitor your PC for any ...

According to its parent company Avast, more than 130 million people use the performance optimization software CCleaner. And today all of those people need to be sure they’ve installed the latest ...

More than two million people who downloaded security software CCleaner have been infected by malware on their computers, its developers have confirmed. Piriform, the company behind the software, said ...

Several major technology companies were targeted by malicious code injected into Avast-owned Piriform CCleaner software prior to release in a supply chain compromise. Earlier this week, Piriform said ...

More than two million people who downloaded security software CCleaner have been infected by malware on their computers, its developers have confirmed. Piriform, the company behind the software, said ...