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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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Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Less Is More: Why One Antivirus Software Is All You Need

Personal devices and the information they carry are incredibly valuable to their owners. It is only natural to want to protect...

Privacy & Identity Protection

How much of your personal info is available online? A simple search could show you plenty.

What you paid for your home, who lives there with you, your age, your children, your driving record, education, occupation,...

How To Guides and Tutorials Mobile Security

A Guide to Remove Malware From Your iPhone

Malicious software, or “malware,” refers to any program designed to infect and disrupt computer systems and networks. The risks associated...

Family Safety

How Cyberbullying Looks In Australia in 2023

There’s no doubt that cyber bullying ranks towards the top of most parents ‘worry list’. As a mum of 4,...

McAfee Labs

Don’t Get Caught Offsides with These World Cup Scams

Authored by: Christy Crimmins and Oliver Devane Football (or Soccer as we call it in the U.S.) is the most...

Internet Security

What Is Smishing and Vishing, and How Do You Protect Yourself?

Smishing and vishing are scams where criminals attempt to get users to click a fraudulent link through a phone text...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

How to Remove Your Personal Information From the Internet

Scammers and thieves can get a hold of personal information in several ways, such as through phishing attacks that lure you into handing it over, malware that steals it from your devices, by purchasing your information on dark web marketplaces, or as a result of information leaked in data breaches, ...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

What Is Bloatware and How Can It Impact Security?

The joy of purchasing a new device is liberating. Now you can work, learn, and play faster — along with...

Security News

The Medibank Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself

Hackers have posted another batch of stolen health records on the dark web—following a breach that could potentially affect nearly...

McAfee Labs

Microsoft’s Edge over Popups (and Google Chrome)

Following up on our previous blog, How to Stop the Popups, McAfee Labs saw a sharp decrease in the number...

McAfee Labs

Threat Actors Taking Advantage of FTX Bankruptcy 

Authored by Oliver Devane  It hasn’t taken malicious actors long to take advantage of the recent bankruptcy filing of FTX,...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

What Is Internet Security?

Internet security is a broad term that refers to a wide range of tactics that aim to protect activities conducted...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Why Everyone Needs a VPN

You may hear corporate cybersecurity experts hail the benefits of a VPN, or a virtual private network, to keep company...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy, Identity, and Device Protection: Why You Need to Invest in All Three

Protecting your devices with antivirus is a great start, yet it’s only one part of staying safer online. With the...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Watch Out for These 3 World Cup Scams

What color jersey will you be sporting this November and December? The World Cup is on its way to television...

Internet Security

What is Antivirus and What Does It Really Protect?

Authored by Dennis Pang What is antivirus? That’s a good question. What does it really protect? That’s an even better...

Privacy & Identity Protection

McAfee Personal Data Cleanup: Your Partner in Living a More Private Online Life

Do yourself a favor: Open a new browser tab and head to your search engine of choice. Type in your...

McAfee Labs

Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System

Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi  McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...

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