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Malicious PowerPoint Documents on the Rise
Authored by Anuradha M McAfee Labs have observed a new phishing campaign that utilizes macro capabilities available in Microsoft PowerPoint....
Social Network Account Stealers Hidden in Android Gaming Hacking Tool
Authored by: Wenfeng Yu McAfee Mobile Research team recently discovered a new piece of malware that specifically steals Google, Facebook,...
The Newest Malicious Actor: “Squirrelwaffle” Malicious Doc.
Authored By Kiran Raj Due to their widespread use, Office Documents are commonly used by Malicious actors as a way...
‘Tis the Season for Scams
Co-authored by: Sriram P and Deepak Setty ‘Tis the season for scams. Well, honestly, it’s always scam season somewhere. In...
HANCITOR DOC drops via CLIPBOARD
By Sriram P & Lakshya Mathur Hancitor, a loader that provides Malware as a Service, has been observed distributing malware such as...
Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
Authored By: Kiran Raj In a recent campaign of Emotet, McAfee Researchers observed a change in techniques. The Emotet maldoc...
Why Am I Getting All These Notifications on my Phone?
Learn more about the Chrome notifications on Android mobile devices such as phones and tablets, and how McAfee Mobile Security protects users from malicious sites leveraging these notifications.
Imposter Netflix Chrome Extension Dupes 100k Users
Authored by Oliver Devane, Vallabh Chole, and Aayush Tyagi McAfee has recently observed several malicious Chrome Extensions which, once installed,...
Scammers are Exploiting Ukraine Donations
Authored by Vallabh Chole and Oliver Devane Scammers are very quick at reacting to current events, so they can generate...
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 that utilize Microsoft...
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 more scam sites...
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 of Instagram’s users...
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 want to increase...
Rise of LNK (Shortcut files) Malware
An LNK file is a Windows Shortcut that serves as a pointer to open a file, folder, or application. LNK files are based on the Shell Link binary file format, which holds information used to access another data object. McAfee Labs has seen a rise in malware being delivered using ...
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. Most of them...
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 is to make...
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...
New Malicious Clicker found in apps installed by 20M+ users
Authored by SangRyol Ryu Cybercriminals are always after illegal advertising revenue. As we have previously reported, we have seen many...
Don’t Get Caught Offsides with These World Cup Scams
Authored by: Christy Crimmins and Oliver Devane Football (or Soccer as we call it in the U.S.) is the most...
Microsoft’s Edge over Popups (and Google Chrome)
Following up on our previous blog, How to Stop the Popups, McAfee Labs saw a sharp decrease in the number...
Threat Actors Taking Advantage of FTX Bankruptcy
Authored by Oliver Devane It hasn’t taken malicious actors long to take advantage of the recent bankruptcy filing of FTX,...
Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System
Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...
The Rise and Risks of AI Art Apps
Authored by Fernando Ruiz The popularity of AI-based mobile applications that can create artistic images based on pictures, such as...
The Rising Trend of OneNote Documents for Malware delivery
Authored By Anandeshwar Unnikrishnan,Sakshi Jaiswal,Anuradha M McAfee Labs has recently observed a new Malware campaign which used malicious OneNote documents...
Goldoson: Privacy-invasive and Clicker Android Adware found in popular apps in South Korea
Authored by SangRyol Ryu McAfee’s Mobile Research Team discovered a software library we’ve named Goldoson, which collects lists of applications...
Extortion Fraud is Still on the Rise
Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Sriram P McAfee Intelligence observed a huge spike in extortion email frauds over the past month....
Fakecalls Android Malware Abuses Legitimate Signing Key
Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee Mobile Research Team found an Android banking trojan signed with a key used by legitimate...
