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Babuk: Biting off More than they Could Chew by Aiming to Encrypt VM and *nix Systems?
Co-written with Northwave’s Noël Keijzer. Executive Summary For a long time, ransomware gangs were mostly focused on Microsoft Windows operating...
XLSM Malware with MacroSheets
Written by: Lakshya Mathur Excel-based malware has been around for decades and has been in the limelight in recent years. During the second half of 2020, we saw...
The Rise of Deep Learning for Detection and Classification of Malware
Co-written by Catherine Huang, Ph.D. and Abhishek Karnik Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and has made huge progress over the last decade. AI shapes our daily lives. Deep learning is a subset of techniques in AI that...
Phishing Android Malware Targets Taxpayers in India
Authored by ChanUng Pak McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently found a new Android malware, Elibomi, targeting taxpayers in India. The malware steals sensitive financial and private information via phishing by pretending...
Android malware distributed in Mexico uses Covid-19 to steal financial credentials
Authored by Fernando Ruiz McAfee Mobile Malware Research Team has identified malware targeting Mexico. It poses as a security banking tool or as a bank...
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...
How I Got Here: Trevor’s Career Journey Across Four Countries and Five Roles
In this career-journey series, Marketing Director Trevor shares why patient listening is the most helpful skill he’s acquired, the top...
‘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.
McAfee Teammates Share How They’ll Help #BreakTheBias this International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day serves as an important reminder that each and every one of us plays a role in recognizing...
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,...
Why I’m Proud to Protect
At McAfee, we’re proud to protect. It’s part of our DNA. We’re all dedicated to keeping the world safe from...
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...
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...
