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Malicious Cookie Stuffing Chrome Extensions with 1.4 Million Users
Authored by Oliver Devane and Vallabh Chole September 9, 2022 Update: Since the original publication of this blog on August...
Technical Support Scams – What to look out for
Authored by Oliver Devane Technical Support Scams have been targeting computer users for many years. Their goal...
New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store
Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team has identified new malware on the Google Play Store....
Rise of LNK (Shortcut files) Malware
Authored by Lakshya Mathur An LNK file is a Windows Shortcut that serves as a pointer to...
Instagram credentials Stealers: Free Followers or Free Likes
Authored by Dexter Shin Instagram has become a platform with over a billion monthly active users. Many...
Instagram credentials Stealer: Disguised as Mod App
Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team introduced a new Android malware targeting Instagram users who...
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...
Crypto Scammers Exploit: Elon Musk Speaks on Cryptocurrency
By Oliver Devane Update: In the past 24 hours (from time of publication) McAfee has identified 15...
Scammers are Exploiting Ukraine Donations
Authored by Vallabh Chole and Oliver Devane Scammers are very quick at reacting to current events, so...
Imposter Netflix Chrome Extension Dupes 100k Users
Authored by Oliver Devane, Vallabh Chole, and Aayush Tyagi McAfee has recently observed several malicious Chrome Extensions...
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,...
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...
