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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

More Capable IoT Botnets to Emerge as the ‘Pros’ Enter the Fray

On the heels of severe distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, we see new botnets emerging that are powered by...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

Blogging Best Practices and Hot Topics for Security Marketers

When used as part of an integrated marketing campaign, blogging can increase SEO effectiveness, help maintain mindshare, and create a...

Mobile Security Security News

App Store Flooded with Phony Retail Apps to Kick Off Holiday Season

The holiday season has officially kicked off, which means a number of things for many of us: seasonal cheer, quality...

Mobile Security Family Safety

How to Get Smarter About Phones and Homework Time

But Moooooom, you can’t take my phone! I can’t finish my homework without it! In that desperate moment, my daughter looked...

McAfee Labs

Talking About Cyber Risks Educates the Community

In the last 12 months, we have seen an unprecedented number of cyberattacks occur or come to light. Sophisticated attacks against...

Internet Security Family Safety

Cyber Parenting – Let’s Hear What Mothers Have to Say

Children’s Day is around the corner and it has me thinking. With all the brouhaha over a connected future and...

McAfee Labs

Cerber Ransomware Now Hunts for Databases

  Cerber is one of the most popular ransomware packages. It has upgraded itself to also target databases. It is...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How a Single Password Triggered the Business Insider Breach

When it comes to cyberattacks, publicity is a magnet. But what happens when news publications themselves become targets? One of...

Internet Security Mobile Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How an Online Prank Had Countless Phones Dialing 911

  Remember elementary school, when prank notes left on fellow students’ desks caused uproars of laughter? Those were golden days....

Family Safety

Teaching Kids to Rise Above the Twitter Trolls

The social media platform Twitter has been making the headlines every day lately and not for good reasons. The popular...

McAfee Labs

The Latest IoT Device I Do Not Want Hacked

What if someone hacked this remotely controlled semiautonomous tractor? I am a cybersecurity guy and a huge fan of technology....

Privacy & Identity Protection

How Valuable Is Your Health Care Data?

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Health care is a hot topic in security right now. A quick search...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Unsecured IoT Devices Behind Last Week’s DDoS Attack, More Likely to Come

A hyper-connected world offers a lot of benefits, but it also comes with a lot of risk. President Obama has...

Mobile Security

Boo! The Spookiest Mobile Hacks of 2016

Endless candy, an excuse to dress up as a character from your favorite comic book, and carving pumpkins with family…...

McAfee Labs

A ‘Second Economy’ Prognosis for Health Care Cybersecurity

McAfee CTO Steve Grobman has pointed out that gaining the upper hand in cybersecurity requires that we extend our thinking...

McAfee Labs

Weaponized Medical Data as Damaging as Clinton’s Emails or Trump’s Videos

The 2016 presidential election in the United States will be remembered for a great many things. Never before in US...

Family Safety

8 Signs You’re a Tech Obsessed Parent

Do you get more excited about checking your Instagram feed than you do checking in with your spouse each day?...

McAfee Labs

How to Secure the Future of the Internet of Things

The world of security for the Internet of Things just became more complex. IoT devices are no longer a potential...

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