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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...
Gold Dragon Widens Olympics Malware Attacks, Gains Permanent Presence on Victims’ Systems
McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) recently released a report describing a fileless attack targeting organizations involved with the Pyeongchang Olympics. The attack used a PowerShell implant that established a channel to the attacker’s server to gather basic system-level data. What was not determined at that time was what occurred after ...
Global Malware Campaign Pilfers Data from Multiple Industries
McAfee Advanced Threat Research analysts have uncovered a global data reconnaissance campaign assaulting a wide number of industries including critical...
Global Community Service Day 2018: Together for good
By: Emily, Communications Program Manager When I finished college, I went to work for the same nonprofit youth sports organization...
GitHub’s Dark Side: Unveiling Malware Disguised as Cracks, Hacks, and Crypto Tools
Authored by Aayush Tyagi Video game hacks, cracked software, and free crypto tools remain popular bait for malware authors. Recently,...
Generative AI: Cross the Stream Where it is Shallowest
The explosive growth of Generative AI has sparked many questions and considerations not just within tech circles, but in mainstream...
GandCrab Ransomware Puts the Pinch on Victims
Update: On August 9 we added our analysis of Versions 4.2.1 and 4.3. The GandCrab ransomware first appeared in January...
GameOver Zeus/Cryptolocker: Am I Still Infected?
It has been two weeks since the announcement by multiple global law enforcement agencies regarding the takedown of the communications...
Fuzzing ImageMagick and Digging Deeper into CVE-2020-27829
Introduction: ImageMagick is a hugely popular open source software that is used in lot of systems around the world. It...
Further Analysis of WannaCry Ransomware
McAfee Labs has closely monitored the activity around the ransomware WannaCry. Many sources have reported on this attack and its...
From Workshops to Leader Panels: A Recap of Women’s History Month at McAfee
From Workshops to Leader Panels: A Recap of Women’s History Month at McAfee March is Women’s History Month and International...
From Spam to AsyncRAT: Tracking the Surge in Non-PE Cyber Threats
Authored by Yashvi Shah and Preksha Saxena AsyncRAT, also known as “Asynchronous Remote Access Trojan,” represents a highly sophisticated malware...
From Military Kid to Product Marketing: My McAfee Journey
Employee Spotlight: Meet Jovohn! From military beginnings to mobile security champion, meet Jovohn, our passionate Product Marketer and MAHC President....
From Email to RAT: Deciphering a VB Script-Driven Campaign
Authored by Preksha Saxena and Yashvi Shah McAfee Labs has been tracking a sophisticated VBS campaign characterized by obfuscated Visual...
From Building Control to Damage Control: A Case Study in Industrial Security Ft. Delta
Management. Control. It seems that you can’t stick five people in a room together without one of them trying to...
French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing
To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a special issue...
Free Ransomware Available on Dark Web
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently analyzed a ransomware-as-a-service threat that is available for free and without registration. This malware...
Fraudulent Adult Dating Services Turn 10 Years Old, Still Evolving
McAfee Mobile Research monitors adult one-click-fraud applications on Google Play that are targeted at Japanese users. Although the attackers appeared...
