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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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Plasma HTTP Botnet Steals Passwords From Chrome, FileZilla

Last year we reported on the Athena HTTP botnet, which targets Windows XP systems, mostly for distributed denial-of-service attacks. Now...

McAfee Labs

Pirate Versions of Popular Apps Infiltrate Google Play via Virtualization

The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found pirated applications of popular apps distributed on the Google Play store. A pirated...

Family Safety

Picture to Pedophile: The Danger of Instagram and Kik Messenger

Sometimes it might feel overwhelming to keep up with the latest social trend for your kids, but it’s important to...

Mobile Security Family Safety

Picture Perfect: How to Help Your Teen Survive an ‘Instagram-Ready’ World

As the mom of a teenage girl, I have a front row seat to the good, the bad, and the...

Family Safety

Pickpocketing – Digital Style

Gone are the days when thieves would physically steal your wallet. Instead, they are using sophisticated techniques to steal your personal information and drain your bank accounts without you even realizing it. This article aims to shed light on digital pickpocketing, its impacts on your digital assets, and measures to ...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Phony Adobe Flash Update Hosts Malware, Targets Apple Users

Computer maintenance is often a simple equation: avoid behavior that might land you a virus, and keep your software up-to-date....

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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...

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Phishing Threat Uses UTF-8 BOM in ZIP Signature to Evade Detection

This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. Last week, we noticed thousands of malware files in the wild that employ...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Phishing Scam Targets Walmart.com Online Customers

Late last week, Walmart alerted the public to an email-based scam that used the company’s name (misspelled as “Wallmart”) to...

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