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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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Fortnite Impersonation Scams: A No-Nonsense Parent Guide

Even years after its release, Fortnite still stands as the online “battle royale” game of choice, with millions of younger...

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...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

McAfee News Life at McAfee

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...

Internet Security Family Safety

Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…

For a while now I’ve been working to define an architecture for securing homes from cyber threats – not just...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Five Reasons Why True Key Is Our Knight in Shining Armor

Has it ever happened to you that you tried to log into an account only to find that you seem...

Family Safety

First Smartphone: Are You Putting Cyberbullies Under the Tree This Year?

There’s pressure — lots of pressure. And not the typical I-want-a-bike or a doll-that-poops kind of pressure your kids may...

Life at McAfee

First 30 Days at McAfee: Pups at Work, VR and Pledge Wall

By Beth, HR Communication Specialist in Plano, Texas. For the last six consecutive years, The Dallas Morning News has recognized...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Firewalls: Still Your First Line of Defense

The term “firewall” has been used since early computing days to describe a kind of electronic bouncer that keeps threats...

Family Safety

Finsta: What You Need to Know About Your Teen’s Fake Instagram Account

Creating a Finsta (fake Instagram) account on the popular photo platform, Instagram has become the norm for many teens. After...

Internet Security

Financial Losses from Tax Scams Top $1,000 on Average—and Gen Z is a Growing Target

Tax season is already stressful for many Americans, and to make matters worse, it’s also a golden opportunity for scammers....

McAfee Labs

File-Hosting Site Turns Your File Into Adware

We recently received a sample from a customer and upon initial analysis it looked like a bundled software installer. Upon...

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