Abhishek Karnik
Director for Threat Research and Response
Abhishek Karnik is the Director for Threat Research and Response for McAfee and leads a global team of experts on cybersecurity threats and intelligence with a focus on providing protection content to McAfee products. His team is responsible for Exploit Prevention, Joint Threat Intelligence, AV Protection, URL protection & related response. Together they manage the Threat Landscape across multiple endpoint and cloud products. Abhishek’s passion to keep our customer safe and his contribution to law enforcement efforts have earned him the Intel Achievement Award and the Peter Szor award for his work in fighting cybercrime.
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Internet Security
Scam Alert: The Alarming Reality Behind 2025’s Explosion in Digital Fraud
Latest research from McAfee Labs just announced and the numbers are staggering. If you think you’re immune...Sep 30, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Internet Security
How a Tech Expert Lost $13,000 to a Job Scam
Sam M. has spent more than 20 years building websites, testing systems, and managing technology projects. He...Sep 10, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

McAfee Labs
Stolen with a Click: The Booming Business of PayPal Scams
In today’s digital age, online payment platforms like PayPal have become essential tools for our everyday transactions....Apr 11, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Internet Security
How Ozempic Scams Put People’s Finances and Health at Risk
As pharmacies each week fill more than one million prescriptions for Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss...Jun 12, 2024 | 7 MIN READ

McAfee Labs
COVID-19 – Malware Makes Hay During a Pandemic
Special thanks to Prajwala Rao, Oliver Devane, Shannon Cole, Ankit Goel and members of Malware Research for...May 06, 2020 | 22 MIN READ