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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 Maze

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Maze ransomware, previously known in the community as “ChaCha ransomware”, was discovered on May the 29th 2019...

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Ransomware Takes Open-Source Path, Encrypts With GNU Privacy Guard

McAfee Labs has recently observed a new variant of ransomware that relies on the open-source program GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)...

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Ransomware Targets Healthcare Sector

When we develop threats predictions at McAfee, I personally like to conduct some proper research and base my statements on...

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Ransomware Variant XTBL Another Example of Popular Malware

We have seen a huge increase in ransomware during the past couple of years. At McAfee Labs we have recently...

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Ransomware, PUPs, Vulnerabilities: a Look at What’s Putting You at Risk

Every quarter McAfee  releases a report on the cybersecurity issues confronting consumers, business partners, and the public. Produced by McAfee...

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Ransomware: an Insight to Financial Gain

This week, joint research on the CryptoWall Version 3 family was released by the Cyber Threat Alliance. In Lucrative Ransomware...

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RDP Security Explained

RDP on the Radar Recently, McAfee released a blog related to the wormable RDP vulnerability referred to as CVE-2019-0708 or...

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RDP Stands for “Really DO Patch!” – Understanding the Wormable RDP Vulnerability

During Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday cycle, a security advisory was released for a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)....

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Reaching GDPR: A Partner Approach

As Raj Samani, Chief Scientist and Fellow at McAfee says, “It’s critical that businesses do everything they can to protect...

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Read Before You Binge-Watch: Here are the TV Shows & Movies to Look Out For

If you’ve been following recent stay-at-home orders, it’s likely that you’ve been scavenging the internet for new content to help pass...

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Ready, Set, Shop: Enjoy Amazon Prime Day Without the Phishing Scams

For many, Amazon Prime Day is an opportunity to score some great deals. For hackers, Amazon’s annual discount shopping campaign is an...

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Recent Phishing Attacks Target Google Chrome Extensions, Spread Adware to 1 Million Users

Browser extensions help us out with our grammar, they allow us to video chat online, they even permit us to...

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Red Kit an Emerging Exploit Pack

Exploit kits are toolkits that are used to build malware components such as binaries and scripts. They automate the exploitation...

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Reddit Hacked? How to Regain Access and What to Change Immediately

It usually starts with a small, uneasy moment.  A password reset email you don’t remember requesting. A login alert that doesn’t make sense. Strange comments showing up...

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Redline Stealer: A Novel Approach

Authored by Mohansundaram M and Neil Tyagi A new packed variant of the Redline Stealer trojan was observed in the...

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Reimagining mobile security for the way we live our lives today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Online is a little different for everyone How do you connect online these days? I’ll give you an example from my...

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Remote iPhone Jailbreak Using PDF Exploit Should Serve as Wake-Up Call

Like many iPhone users, I “jailbreak” my iPhone. I do this for many reasons, but mainly for console-level access and...

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Remote Jackpot: Hacking ATMs

Isn’t it just everybody’s dream: to walk up to an ATM, swipe your card, get a flashy screen reading “We...

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