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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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Ransomware Authors Intend to Give Victims a Choice: Infect Friends or Pay Up

  The 2002 horror film, The Ring, had an interesting play on its genre: socialize the scares — at least...

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Ransomware Attacks: Cybercriminals Pinpointing Healthcare Organizations

No One is Invisible to Ransomware Attacks: Cybercriminals Pinpointing Healthcare Organizations   In this challenging time, cybercriminals have their eyes on consumers and institutions...

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Ransomware and You

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. This past weekend I was at a local roller rink where my...

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Ransomware and DDoS is on the Rise: Tips for Distance Learning in 2021

Ransomware and DDoS is on the Rise: Tips for Distance Learning in 2021 The holidays have come and gone, and...

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Ramnit Malware Creates FTP Network From Victims’ Computers

This blog post was written by Vikas Taneja. The Ramnit worm appeared in 2010. Within a year more than eight...

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Raising Kids in a Digital World: Top Takeaways from Our 2017 Connected Family Survey

Today’s world is certainly a digital one. Everything, from the stores where we shop to the messages we send to...

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RagnarLocker Ransomware Threatens to Release Confidential Information

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The RagnarLocker ransomware first appeared in the wild at the end of December 2019 as part of a...

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Quizzes and Other Identity Theft Schemes to Avoid on Social Media

Before you take the fun-looking quiz that popped up in your social media feed, think twice. The person holding the answers may be a hacker.  Where...

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Quick, it’s Time to Uninstall QuickTime for Windows!

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Last week the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (known as US-CERT)...

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