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Mobile Security
Your Mobile Lucky Charm
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! While today was originally established to honor the life of St. Patrick, over...Mar 17, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Neutrino Exploit Kit
This post was written by Sriram P. and Varadharajan Krishnasamy. TeslaCrypt is a ransomware family that encrypts files...Mar 15, 2016 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
How Keyless Entry Lets Cybercriminals Hack Your Connected Car
There’s a certain sort of absurd-ism to Christine, the novel-slash-movie released by Stephen King and John Carpenter...Mar 15, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Why Should I Care About This Dam Hack?
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. You may have heard recently about US Justice Department’s...Mar 11, 2016 | 5 MIN READ
Mobile Security
An Inkjet Printer is All You Need to Hack a Smartphone’s Fingerprint Scanner
No two fingerprints are alike. It’s an undisputable fact that’s allowed humanity to make huge strides in...Mar 11, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
Mobile Security
The Facebook Hack That Lets Strangers Spy on Your Sleep Patterns
Many of us check Facebook first thing in the morning. We’ve all been guilty of browsing away...Mar 08, 2016 | 3 MIN READ
Family Safety
Ransomware and You
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. This past weekend I was at a local roller...Mar 07, 2016 | 6 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Mobile Threats Report: What’s on the Horizon for 2016
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. With Mobile World Congress in full swing, we thought...Mar 01, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
MouseJack Hacks Target Wireless Keyboards and Mice Within 100 Meters
Every year, more and more words are making it into the English dictionary. The next one to...Feb 26, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Nivdort: Data-Stealing Trojan Arrives via Spam
During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nivdort,...Feb 18, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
HydraCrypt Variant of Ransomware Distributed by Angler Exploit Kit
McAfee Labs recently came across the new ransomware variant HydraCrypt. Like some previous ransomware variants, HydraCrypt is...Feb 12, 2016 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
IoT and Privacy: Keeping Secrets from your Webcam
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Have you ever put your kids to bed only...Feb 10, 2016 | 6 MIN READ