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This Week in Scams: $16.6 Billion Lost, Deepfakes Rise, and Google Email Scams Emerge
Welcome to the first edition of This Week in Scams, a new weekly series from McAfee breaking down the latest...
Interviewing for a Job? Spot a Scam with These Questions
Job scams are on the rise. And asking the right questions can help steer you clear of them. That rise...
“Pay to Get Paid” – The New Job Scam That’s Raking in Millions Right Now
How does this job offer sound? When you pay, you get paid. Sounds fishy, right? In fact, it’s one of...
Stolen with a Click: The Booming Business of PayPal Scams
In today’s digital age, online payment platforms like PayPal have become essential tools for our everyday transactions. Unfortunately, they’ve also...
Your Phone Is the #1 Target in a New Wave of IRS Scams, McAfee Finds
As Tax Day looms and last-minute taxpayers feel the pressure, a surge of IRS scams is on the rise. Research...
‘Seeing is Believing is Out the Window’: What to Learn From the Al Roker AI Deepfake Scam
Al Roker never had a heart attack. He doesn’t have hypertension. But if you watched a recent deepfake video of...
How to Spot Phishing Emails and Scams
There are plenty of phish in the sea. Millions of bogus phishing emails land in millions of inboxes each day...
McAfee Wins AV-TEST Awards for Best Advanced Protection and Best Performance
We’re thrilled to share that McAfee has earned two prestigious AV-TEST Awards: Best Advanced Protection and Best Performance for Consumer...
New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI
Authored by Dexter Shin Summary Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their techniques to bypass security measures. Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research...
New Android Malware Sneaks Past Security by Pretending to Be Real Apps
Cybercriminals are getting smarter. They’re now using a development toolkit called .NET MAUI to create fake apps that look and...
How to Delete Your Data from 23andMe and Protect Your Privacy
The collapse of genetic testing giant 23andMe has raised serious privacy concerns for millions of people who shared their DNA...
How to Recognize an Online Scammer
Online scams are evolving faster than ever, with cybercriminals using AI, deepfake technology, and social engineering to trick unsuspecting users....
How to Protect Yourself from March Madness Scams
It’s the month of top seeds, big upsets, and Cinderella runs by the underdogs. With March Madness basketball cranking up,...
Look Before You Leap: Imposter DeepSeek Software Seek Gullible Users
Authored by Aayush Tyagi and M, Mohanasundaram *Bold = Term Defined in Appendix In this blog, we discuss how malware...
Bogus ‘DeepSeek’ AI Installers Are Infecting Devices with Malware, Research Finds
In a digital landscape hungry for the next big thing in Artificial Intelligence, a new contender called DeepSeek recently burst...
Avoid Being Scammed: How to Identify Fake Emails and Suspicious Links
Typos. Too-good-to-be-true offers. Urgent warnings. Scammers are getting smarter—and more convincing. New research from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals...
How to Protect Your Financial Data During Tax Season
W-2 phishing scams often involve emails that appear to be from the IRS or another official source, requesting personal information. The goal is to trick the recipient into revealing confidential data, such as social security numbers and financial information, which the perpetrator can then use for fraudulent purposes.
Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft
Tax season isn’t just busy for taxpayers—it’s prime time for scammers, too. As you gather your W-2s, 1099s, and other...
Financial Losses from Tax Scams Top $1,000 on Average—and Gen Z is a Growing Target
Tax season is already stressful for many Americans, and to make matters worse, it’s also a golden opportunity for scammers....
Protect Your Family From Scams With These 5 Key Online Safety Tips
Scams are big business for cybercriminals, and they’re getting more sophisticated than ever. According to McAfee’s State of the Scamiverse...
Data Shows You’ll Encounter A Deepfake Today—Here’s How To Recognize It
The internet is brimming with content designed to entertain, inform—and sometimes deceive. The latest tool in a cybercriminal’s arsenal? Deepfakes....
Fake Toll Road Scam Texts are Everywhere. These Cities are The Most Targeted.
Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta,...
The Dark Side of Clickbait: How Fake Video Links Deliver Malware
Authored By Sakshi Jaiswal McAfee Labs recently observed a surge in phishing campaigns that use fake viral video links to trick users...
McAfee Named One of America’s Best Employers by Forbes
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news—McAfee has been recognized on Forbes’ prestigious list of America’s Best Midsize Employers for...
The 9 Most Common Social Media Scams—and How to Spot Them Before It’s Too Late
Social media connects us to friends, trends, and news in real time—but it also opens the door to scammers looking...
How to Spot a Crypto Scam: The Top Red Flags to Watch For
Cryptocurrency offers exciting opportunities—but it’s also a favorite playground for scammers. With the rapid rise of deepfake technology and deceptive...
How to Avoid Romance Scams
It starts with a simple DM on Instagram. It ends with an AI-generated con artist, thousands of dollars lost, and...
