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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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McAfee Labs

French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing

To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a special issue...

Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

Free Wi-Fi in the Big Apple

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I was in New York City last June and had a morning free...

McAfee Labs

Free Ransomware Available on Dark Web

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently analyzed a ransomware-as-a-service threat that is available for free and without registration. This malware...

Mobile Security

Fraudulent Apps that Automatically Charge you Money Spotted in Google Play

Google’s Android operating system has been a boon for the average consumer. No other operating system has given so much...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Fraudulent Adult Dating Services Turn 10 Years Old, Still Evolving

McAfee Mobile Research monitors adult one-click-fraud applications on Google Play that are targeted at Japanese users. Although the attackers appeared...

Internet Security

France Gets Hit with Its Largest Data Breach Ever — What You Need to Know

Two massive data breaches in France have impacted roughly half the nation’s population. The data of an estimated 33 million...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Four Ways To Use AI Responsibly

Are you skeptical about mainstream artificial intelligence? Or are you all in on AI and use it all day, every...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Four of the coolest jobs in cybersecurity

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and data...

Family Safety

Fortnite: Why Kids Love It and What Parents Need to Know

  Fortnite: Battle Royale is the hottest video game for kids right now. More than 125 million people have downloaded...

Internet Security Security News

Forgot Where You Were Yesterday? Google Has You Covered.

Last Tuesday, Google introduced Your Timeline for its Google Map website and Android devices. Your Timeline acts as a documentarian...

Life at McAfee

For some, accounting is more than just spreadsheets! Vernon’s McAfee Journey

Vernon has been our Manager of Technical Accounting for more than two years, but that doesn’t mean he’s busy with...

Family Safety

FOMO: How to Help Digital Kids Overcome the Feeling of Missing Out

What happens when you give hundreds of teenagers smartphones and unlimited access to chat apps and social networks 24/7? A...

Internet Security Family Safety

Focus on Real Friends This Friendship Day

I walked into my niece’s room and found her busy making colourful bands. “What are these for?” I asked. “Friendship...

McAfee Labs

Floki Bot a Sensation With International Cybercriminals

Floki Bot, new financial malware, is popular with English-, Portuguese-, and Russian-speaking underground criminal markets, winning over cybercriminals with new...

Mobile Security

Flashlight App Steals Data, Leaves Users in Dark

Ahh, the good old days—when flashlights were simple, handheld devices, used to help light your way… Not light producing mobile...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Five-Year-Old Boy Hacks His Xbox One

For most five year-olds, rule breaking usually consists of jumping in puddles and staying up past bedtime. Not so, for...

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Five Ways the Internet of Things Can Put Your Security at Risk

Sometimes a new technology comes along that’s so promising, so revolutionary, that, over time, future citizens consider the innovation to...

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Five Tips from McAfee’s Remote Workers

Whether you’re working from for the first time or a remote working veteran, you may be looking for some tips...

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