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Floki Bot a Sensation With International Cybercriminals
Floki Bot, new financial malware, is popular with English-, Portuguese-, and Russian-speaking underground criminal markets, winning over cybercriminals with new...
Did You Forget to Patch Your IP Camera?
IP cameras are usually “purchase, install, and don’t touch” devices. But in the current climate of cyberattacks, they now require...
An Overview of Malware Self-Defense and Protection
Many malware authors spend a great deal of time and effort to develop complex code. Their success depends on a...
‘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...
“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...
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...
How to Protect Against OpenSSL 1.1.0a Vulnerability CVE-2016-6309
This blog post was written by Rock Liu. Recently the OpenSSL security library gained a fix for a critical security...
Shamoon Rebooted in Middle East, Part 2
Last week we provided some initial analysis on recent attacks targeting organizations in the Middle East. The attack has hallmarks...
Farewell to the SHA-1 Hash Algorithm
Rest in peace SHA-1. Like all security controls, they are valuable only for a certain time. SHA-1, a legacy hashing...
Shamoon Rebooted?
We have recently received notifications and samples from impacted organizations in the Middle East that have hallmarks of the Shamoon...
Big, Hard-to-Solve Problems
Improving the Lifecycle of Threat Defense Effectiveness When a new security tool or technique is released, Version 1.0 is usually...
Worms Could Spread Like Zombies via Internet of Things
Security researchers recently created a proof-of-concept attack against Internet-connected lightbulbs, causing breached devices to infect their neighbors. The propagation...
More Capable IoT Botnets to Emerge as the ‘Pros’ Enter the Fray
On the heels of severe distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, we see new botnets emerging that are powered by...
Talking About Cyber Risks Educates the Community
In the last 12 months, we have seen an unprecedented number of cyberattacks occur or come to light. Sophisticated attacks against...
Cerber Ransomware Now Hunts for Databases
Cerber is one of the most popular ransomware packages. It has upgraded itself to also target databases. It is...
The Latest IoT Device I Do Not Want Hacked
What if someone hacked this remotely controlled semiautonomous tractor? I am a cybersecurity guy and a huge fan of technology....
A ‘Second Economy’ Prognosis for Health Care Cybersecurity
McAfee CTO Steve Grobman has pointed out that gaining the upper hand in cybersecurity requires that we extend our thinking...
Weaponized Medical Data as Damaging as Clinton’s Emails or Trump’s Videos
The 2016 presidential election in the United States will be remembered for a great many things. Never before in US...
How to Secure the Future of the Internet of Things
The world of security for the Internet of Things just became more complex. IoT devices are no longer a potential...
Unfolding the Mystery of Cerber Ransomware’s Random File Extension
This blog post was written by Sudhanshu Dubey. In an earlier blog, we discussed the evolution of the popular Cerber...
Password-Protected Attachment Serves Ransomware
Attacks by macro malware carrying ransomware are growing, as we have recently reported. Since early March we have seen macro...
Ransomware Variant XTBL Another Example of Popular Malware
We have seen a huge increase in ransomware during the past couple of years. At McAfee Labs we have recently...
Android Banking Trojan Asks for Selfie With Your ID
In the first half of 2016 we noticed that Android banking Trojans had started to improve their phishing overlays on legitimate financial...
New Security Reality for Internet of Things
Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are forcing a shift in how we think about the Internet of...
Sharing Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Is the Only Way We Win
Cybersecurity is a team sport. The bad guys share information, expertise, and code as they help one another. The good...
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Sandbox-Evasion Techniques
During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a new variant of macro malware. With this variant when...
