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McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted.

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New McAfee Report Reveals Identity Theft is the Most Expensive Form of Property Crime

Between Uber, Equifax, and a handful of others, the U.S. has witnessed major data breaches in the past year that...

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New Research: Hackers Are Using AI-Written Code to Spread Malware

McAfee Labs has uncovered a widespread malware campaign hiding inside fake downloads for things like game mods, AI tools, drivers,...

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New Ryuk Ransomware Sample Targets Webservers

Executive Summary Ryuk is a ransomware that encrypts a victim’s files and requests payment in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to release the...

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New Security Reality for Internet of Things

  Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are forcing a shift in how we think about the Internet of...

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New tech for the holidays? Watch out for these tech support scams.

We all know the frustration. A new piece of tech isn’t working the way it should. Or maybe setting it up is...

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New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Spam

During the last couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nemucod, a malicious...

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New TikTok App on the Horizon: What US Users Need to Know About the Risks

As reports emerge of a new TikTok app known internally as “M2” specifically designed for US users, McAfee warns that...

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New VPNFilter Malware Contains Kill Switch, Infects Over 500,000 Devices

Routers are the driving force behind a lot of our modern-day internet use. They power our Wi-Fi, and therefore our...

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New Vulnerabilities in Smart TVs Could Allow Hackers to Spy on Users

As recent events like CES and MWC have proved, the popularity of connected devices is showing no signs of slowing....

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New Wave of SHTML Phishing Attacks

Authored By Anuradha McAfee Labs has recently observed a new wave of phishing attacks. In this wave, the attacker has...

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New Year Reset: A Quick Guide to Improving Your Digital Hygiene in 2026

Scams didn’t slow down in 2025—and all signs point to the problem getting worse in 2026. While the final numbers...

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New Year, New Digital You: Canadian Survey Findings from McAfee

New Year, New Digital You: Canadian Survey Findings from McAfee McAfee is headquartered in the U.S. and with our impressive...

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New Year, New Digital You: Consumer Security Findings from McAfee’s Latest Report

New Year, New Digital You: Consumer Security Findings from McAfee’s Latest Report  2020 was a year unlike any other. We transitioned from...

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New Year, New Partner Learning Center

This blog post was written by Allison Clarke. Thinking Big In 2015 we are “Thinking Big” and nothing demonstrates this...

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New Year, New Tech at CES — The Latest Protection for the Latest Tech

New year, new tech. That’s what hits the floor at the CES show each January in Las Vegas. Whether it’s...

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New Year, New You: Start Fresh With McAfee Protection Score

Are you an online oversharer? Do you give your full birthday to all your online shopping accounts? Have a few...

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New Zero-Day Attack Copies Earlier Flash Exploitation

Late on July 10, Microsoft released a blog post disclosing that they were aware of a zero-day attack in the...

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Next Targets for Cybercriminals: the Long Term (Part 2)

In the previous post in this series, I outlined how cybercriminals will use the holiday season to victimize unwary consumers...

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