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#McAfeePride2022
In the spirit of #PrideMonth, McAfee hosted month-long celebrations across the world. One of these was a live event hosted...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
My Journey from Intern to Principal Engineer
Written by Shuborno, Principal Engineer At McAfee, architects and engineers continuously have opportunities to make decisions that impact customers and...
Fighting new Ransomware Techniques with McAfee’s Latest Innovations
In 2021 ransomware attacks have been dominant among the bigger cyber security stories. Hence, I was not surprised to see...
An Overall Philosophy on the Use of Critical Threat Intelligence
The overarching threat facing cyber organizations today is a highly skilled asymmetric enemy, well-funded and resolute in his task and...
REvil Ransomware Uses DLL Sideloading
This blog was written byVaradharajan Krishnasamy, Karthickkumar, Sakshi Jaiswal Introduction Ransomware attacks are one of the most common cyber-attacks among...
