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Phishing Campaigns featuring Ursnif Trojan on the Rise
Authored by Jyothi Naveen and Kiran Raj McAfee Labs have been observing a spike in phishing campaigns...May 18, 2022 | 6 MIN READ

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Scammers are Exploiting Ukraine Donations
Authored by Vallabh Chole and Oliver Devane Scammers are very quick at reacting to current events, so...Apr 01, 2022 | 7 MIN READ

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Imposter Netflix Chrome Extension Dupes 100k Users
Authored by Oliver Devane, Vallabh Chole, and Aayush Tyagi McAfee has recently observed several malicious Chrome Extensions...Mar 10, 2022 | 8 MIN READ

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Why Am I Getting All These Notifications on my Phone?
Authored by Oliver Devane and Vallabh Chole Notifications on Chrome and Edge, both desktop browsers, are commonplace,...Feb 25, 2022 | 5 MIN READ

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Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
In a recent campaign of Emotet, McAfee Researchers observed a change in techniques. The Emotet maldoc was...Feb 04, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

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HANCITOR DOC drops via CLIPBOARD
Hancitor, a loader that provides Malware as a Service, has been observed distributing malware such as FickerStealer,...Dec 13, 2021 | 6 MIN READ

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The Newest Malicious Actor: “Squirrelwaffle” Malicious Doc.
Authored By Kiran Raj Due to their widespread use, Office Documents are commonly used by Malicious actors...Nov 10, 2021 | 4 MIN READ

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Social Network Account Stealers Hidden in Android Gaming Hacking Tool
Authored by: Wenfeng Yu McAfee Mobile Research team recently discovered a new piece of malware that specifically...Oct 19, 2021 | 6 MIN READ

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Malicious PowerPoint Documents on the Rise
Authored by Anuradha M McAfee Labs have observed a new phishing campaign that utilizes macro capabilities available...Sep 21, 2021 | 6 MIN READ

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Android malware distributed in Mexico uses Covid-19 to steal financial credentials
Authored by Fernando Ruiz McAfee Mobile Malware Research Team has identified malware targeting Mexico. It poses as a security banking tool or...Sep 13, 2021 | 7 MIN READ

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Phishing Android Malware Targets Taxpayers in India
Authored by ChanUng Pak McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently found a new Android malware, Elibomi, targeting taxpayers in India. The malware steals sensitive financial and private information via...Sep 03, 2021 | 8 MIN READ

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The Rise of Deep Learning for Detection and Classification of Malware
Co-written by Catherine Huang, Ph.D. and Abhishek Karnik Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and has made huge progress over the last decade. AI shapes our daily lives. Deep...Aug 12, 2021 | 7 MIN READ