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Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Passwords
On Tuesday afternoon, The New York Times revealed that a group of Russian hackers now holds 1.2...Aug 06, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Yahoo Ads Serve Mobile Fake Alerts
“Android Armour,” a malicious knockoff of Armor For Android, has been circulating for some time with no end...Aug 06, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Trailing the Trojan njRAT
One Trojan that just won’t go away is the remote access tool njRAT. Microsoft recently took down...Aug 05, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Chinese Worm Infects Thousands of Android Phones
Last weekend, it was reported in China that an SMS worm was wildly spreading among Android mobile...Aug 05, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Family Safety
The Golden Rule Of The Internet- Tips To Help You Train Your Kids To Become Good Netizens
There are rules and then there are rules for kids. A set of rules for school, another...Jul 29, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Malicious Utility Can Defeat Windows PatchGuard
In 2012, my colleagues Deepak Gupta and Xiaoning Li explained in a white paper how some malware...Jul 29, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Mobile Security
More Reasons to Not Jailbreak Your Phone: App Repositories Get Hacked
In the world of mobile security there are two types of smartphone users: jailbreakers, and everyone else....Jul 25, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Is Disckreet App Really That Discreet?
Love is a powerful feeling that can cause an individual to do things they wouldn’t normally do—sometimes...Jul 22, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Google’s Project Zero: Good News for Cyber Security
Google has assembled a team of counter-hackers to search, identify and patch zero day vulnerabilities and malware...Jul 18, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Security News
The Surprisingly Simple Google Maps Attack That Shut Down a Business
Not all hacking requires code-cracking programmers who can slip through complex algorithms. No, sometimes all you need...Jul 14, 2014 | 4 MIN READ
Internet Security
The Internet of Things Needs a Standard. There’s a Consortium for That
Let’s talk about networks. A network can imply a number of things: it can imply a group...Jul 09, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
CryptoWall Ransomware Built With RC4 Bricks
Last month many Internet users were suddenly forced to trade in Bitcoins. This was not for general...Jul 07, 2014 | 5 MIN READ