Even trusted apps can infect your PC with malware now

You never click on links in email. You only install apps from known storefronts-Microsoft, Steam, etc. You add only browser extensions that have strong reviews and lots of other users. And yet, your PC could still be at risk of getting infected with malware. Why? Hackers can take over legitimate software and use it to push malicious updates to unsuspecting users. In the past, this method of attack was rarer. When PC utility CCleaner got compromised in 2017, the incident became notorious in part ...