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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...
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....
Variant of Pony Botnet Pickpockets Bitcoin Users
Last month the Pony Botnet became a household name when it was revealed that it had stolen more than two...
Using Expert Rules in ENS to Prevent Malicious Exploits
Expert Rules are text-based custom rules that can be created in the Exploit Prevention policy in ENS Threat Prevention. Learn more about which threats they can help block.
Updated BlackEnergy Trojan Grows More Powerful
In late December, a cyberattack caused a power outage in the Ukraine, plunging hundreds of thousands of citizens into darkness...
Update: NGRBot Posing as Skype Drops Ransomware With Fake McAfee Logo
This blog was updated on October 15. See the end of this file. We recently received a sample of the...
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...
Unsubscribing From Unwanted Email Carries Risks
We all receive loads of unwanted email solicitations, warnings, and advertisements. The number can be overwhelming to the point...
Unregulated at Any Speed: DoT’s Cybersecurity Policy for Self-Driving Cars
Despite headlines, hype, and hysteria, US government rightly chooses cybersecurity guidance over regulation. The Obama administration today unveiled its long-awaited...
Unmasking AsyncRAT New Infection Chain
Authored by Lakshya Mathur & Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy AsyncRAT, short for “Asynchronous Remote Access Trojan,” is a sophisticated piece of malware...
Unintended Clipboard Paste Function in Windows 10 Leads to Information Leak in RS1
The McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research team has been investigating the Windows 10 platform. We have submitted several vulnerabilities already...
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...
U.S. Battleground County Website Security Survey
Today McAfee released the results of a survey of county websites and county election administration websites in the 13 states...
Typosquatting Attacks Alive and Well–Unfortunately
Typosquatting doesn’t get the attention that it used to, but it remains an effective means for attackers to capitalize on unsuspecting...
Two Pink Lines
Depending on your life experiences, the phrase (or country song by Eric Church) “two pink lines” may bring up a...
Twitter Accounts of US Media Under Attack by Large Campaign
A previously reported campaign purportedly carried out by Turkish hacker group “Ayyildiz Tim” targeting high-profile, verified Twitter accounts with the purpose of spreading Turkish political propaganda appears to have escalated within the last 24 hours. McAfee Advanced Threat Research has investigated the new events and discovered the following.
Turkish Instagram Password Stealers Found on Google Play
McAfee’s mobile malware research team has found several Instagram password stealers on the Google Play store. (Google has since removed...
Turkish ‘Delete Virus’ Targets Facebook Users
Facebook continues to be a favorite target for attackers to spread fake wall-post messages or fake scams. Most of the...
