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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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Ghosts May Not Be Real but Trolls Are – Look Out for Social Media Trolls

The Cambridge Dictionary describes a troll as “an imaginary, either very large or very small creature in traditional Scandinavian stories,...

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Ghost Tapping: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Stay Safe

Contactless payments make everyday purchases fast and easy. Yet with that convenience comes a risk: ghost tapping. In crowded spaces...

Internet Security

Ghost Accounts: How Old, Forgotten Logins Put You at Risk for Identity Theft

Remember that website where you bought a T-shirt in 2013? No? Hackers do. And it’s one way they can steal...

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Getting Your Kids Ready for School—And Their Smartphones Too

If you’re the parent of a tween or teen, chances are they’re not the only ones going back to school....

Family Safety

Getting Down With The Kids – Internet Slang for Dummies!

Whenever my boys come home with a new buzz word or saying, I instantly feel like a dinosaur. Whether it...

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Get Yourself AI-powered Scam Text Protection That Spots and Block Scams in Real Time

The tables have turned. Now you can use AI to spot and block scam texts before they do you harm. ...

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Get Your Online Privacy Under Control

Online privacy: too often managing this aspect of our digital lives gets shuffled to the bottom of our ‘to-do’ lists....

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Get Schooled on Security

It’s hard to imagine what college would have been like if I had today’s technology in my arsenal. With spell...

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Generative AI: Cross the Stream Where it is Shallowest

The explosive growth of Generative AI has sparked many questions and considerations not just within tech circles, but in mainstream...

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GandCrab Ransomware Puts the Pinch on Victims

Update: On August 9 we added our analysis of Versions 4.2.1 and 4.3.  The GandCrab ransomware first appeared in January...

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GameOver Zeus/Cryptolocker: Am I Still Infected?

It has been two weeks since the announcement by multiple global law enforcement agencies regarding the takedown of the communications...

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Game Over! Malicious Minecraft Character Skins Infect Over 50,000 Accounts

Video games allow users to become a whole new persona, to experience imaginary worlds, and live out scenarios that are...

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Game Golf Exposure Leaves Users in a Sand Trap of Data Concerns

Apps not only provide users with a form of entertainment, but they also help us become more efficient or learn...

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Fuzzing ImageMagick and Digging Deeper into CVE-2020-27829

Introduction: ImageMagick is a hugely popular open source software that is used in lot of systems around the world. It...

McAfee Labs

Further Analysis of WannaCry Ransomware

McAfee Labs has closely monitored the activity around the ransomware WannaCry. Many sources have reported on this attack and its...

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From Workshops to Leader Panels: A Recap of Women’s History Month at McAfee

From Workshops to Leader Panels: A Recap of Women’s History Month at McAfee March is Women’s History Month and International...

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From the Ground Up: How the Cars of the Future Will Be Secured

Autonomous systems are doing wonders for us, whether it be in factory manufacturing or recommending where you go to get...

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From the Cloud to Drones: Threat Predictions for 2017

2016 has been quite the year. From widespread IoT attacks, to ransomware campaigns that extract millions of dollars, cyberthreats have...

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