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“Fool’s Gold”: Questionable Vaccines, Bogus Results, and Forged Cards
Preface Countries all over the world are racing to achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19 by vaccinating their populations. From...
“Trojanization” of Legit Apps on the Rise
McAfee today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2016. The report’s third key topic illustrates how attackers are creating...
#McAfeePride2022
In the spirit of #PrideMonth, McAfee hosted month-long celebrations across the world. One of these was a live event hosted...
#WSPD Creating hope through action with The Jordan Legacy
*TW: Mentions Suicide Our passion for protecting people doesn’t stop with online safety. We deeply care for our people, their...
"Operation Aurora" Leading to Other Threats
Operation Aurora has received a lot of attention over the past couple of days. To recap, Google, Adobe, and many...
‘Android/NotCompatible’ Looks Like Piece of PC Botnet
A lot of recent attacks on Android users are attributed to fake websites of popular applications such as Cut the...
‘Bioskits’ Join Ranks of Stealth Malware
We have seen many discussions of the MyBios “Bioskit” discovered at the end of 2011. MyBios was the first malware...
‘DHL’ SMS Spam Distributes Android Malware in Germany
One of the most common methods for distributing PC malware is the use of email spam messages that pose as...
‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Over the past couple of months McAfee Labs has seen an increase in the usage of macros to deliver malware....
‘Insight’ into Home Automation Reveals Vulnerability in Simple IoT Product
Eoin Carroll, Charles McFarland, Kevin McGrath, and Mark Bereza contributed to this report. The Internet of Things promises to make...
‘McAfee Labs Threats Report’ Delves Into Dangers of Data Loss
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. Data is leaking out of your organization: accidentally or intentionally, by internals...
‘Operation Oceansalt’ Delivers Wave After Wave
In the latest findings from the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team, we examine an adversary that was not content with a single campaign, but launched five distinct waves adapted to their separate targets.
‘Police Ransomware’ Preys on Guilty Consciences
“Police ransomware” is big business, generating millions of euros for organized criminal groups. In May, at Europol’s headquarters in The...
‘Popcorn Time’ Ransomware Sure to Cause Indigestion
In early December the new ransomware “Popcorn Time” was discovered. It gives the victim the option of paying the ransom...
‘SSL Death Alert’ (CVE-2016-8610) Can Cause Denial of Service to OpenSSL Servers
Recently we noticed a security patch has been published for the OpenSSL vulnerability called SSL Death Alert. As with other...
‘Thrones’ Jon Snow Appears to Employ Neutrino Exploit Kit
This blog post was written by Kalpesh Mantri. You read that right. Jon Snow appears to be back from the...
10 McAfee Women Share Top Career Highlights
Looking to reach your career best? At McAfee, we invest in your growth and development to help you get there....
16Shop Now Targets Amazon
Since early November 2018 McAfee Labs have observed a phishing kit, dubbed 16Shop, being used by malicious actors to target...
2014 Threats Predictions: Cloud Attacks Could Lead to Data Loss
This post is one in a series of articles that expand on the recently released McAfee Labs 2014 Threats Predictions. In...
2014 Threats Predictions: Cybercrime and Hacktivism Will Continue to Grow
This post is one in a series of articles that expand on the recently released McAfee Labs 2014 Threats Predictions....
2014 Threats Predictions: Network and Host Attacks Will Again Target Apps, Java
This post is one in a series of articles that expand on the recently released McAfee Labs 2014 Threats Predictions....
2014 Threats Predictions: Software Defined Networking And More
This post is one in a series of articles that expand on the recently released McAfee Labs 2014 Threats Predictions....
2016 Cybersecurity Predictions Report Examines Growth in Integrity Attacks
Cybersecurity changes rapidly. Those with valuable insights can better prepare for the shifting risks and opportunities. McAfee has just released the McAfee...
2016: A Year at Ransom
This week’s McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2016 provides an overview of how ransomware has evolved over the course of 2016, and...
2020 In Review: The Top 10 Most Popular Life at McAfee Blogs
2020 has been quite the year for many, and through it all, we’re reflecting on everything we are thankful for. This includes the incredible stories and invaluable perspectives that...
2021 Threat Predictions Report
The December 2020 revelations around the SUNBURST campaigns exploiting the SolarWinds Orion platform have revealed a new attack vector –...
5 Steps to Enhance Security of Cloud Applications
This blog post was written by Dileep Dasari. When you move applications to the cloud, the attack surface changes while the vulnerabilities...
