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AshleyMadison Hack Demonstrates Power of Scam Artists
This blog post was written by Armando Rodriguez. Last month, cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs broke the news that adult site...
Ease of Buying Ransomware Fuels Affiliate Program
For several weeks after we released the McAfee Labs Threats Report, May 2015, in which we discussed the topic of...
Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection
This blog post was written in conjunction with Xiaoning Li. Microsoft Office documents play an important role in our work...
‘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....
McAfee Labs Threats Report Highlights Ransomware, Flash Exploits, Firmware Attacks Surge
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. McAfee today released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: May 2015. Along with...
When Hackers Get Hacked: the Malware Servers of a Data-Stealing Campaign
Selling stolen data is an easy way for cybercriminals to make some quick money on cyber black markets. The Flowchart...
Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
The packaging of malware and malware-construction kits for cybercrime “consumers” has been a long-running trend. Various turnkey kits that cover...
Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but it keeps evolving...
Brazilian Banking Malware Hides in SQL Database
Spam is a plague that has given headaches to system administrators and users for years. A lot of spam tries...
Stolen Credit Card Numbers Easy to Buy Online
We have seen an increasing amount of articles published about the “Dark Web,” underground cybercriminal sites that are hosted on...
Update on the Beebone Botnet Takedown
On April 8, the takedown operation for the polymorphic botnet known as Beebone successfully concluded. This action redirected traffic from...
Verizon Report Foreshadows Breaches Originating With IoT Devices
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. Today, Verizon released its 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). As Verizon...
Taking a Close Look at Data-Stealing NionSpy File Infector
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. W32/NionSpy is a family of malware that steals information from infected machines and...
VaultCrypt Ransomware Hides Its Traces While Stealing Web Credentials
Since the beginning of the year we have seen a spike in ransomware including the emergence of new ransomware families....
Takedown Stops Polymorphic Botnet
Several global law enforcement agencies—with assistance from McAfee —this week successfully dismantled the “Beebone” botnet behind a polymorphic worm known...
POS Malware Uses Time-Stamp Check to Evade Detection
This blog post was written by Kumaraguru Velmurugan. Point of sale (POS) attacks appear to have gained in popularity during...
Teslacrypt Joins Ransomware Field
A newly crafted ransomware, Teslacrypt, has arrived in the malware genre that encrypts user files using AES encryption and demands...
Attacks On Indian Organizations Continue – More Exploits Focused On Events
In November last year, McAfee Labs researchers reported about Operation Mangal, an ongoing targeted attack campaign against several Indian domestic...
