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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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The Risks of Public Wi-Fi and How to Close the Security Gap

As I write this blog post, I’m digitally exposed, and I know it. For the past week, I’ve had to...

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The Role Partners Play in the Cyberskills Shortage

This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Last week, McAfee launched the Hacking the Skills Shortage Report in partnership with...

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The Scam Strikes Back: Exploiting the CrowdStrike Outage

Authored by Lakshya Mathur, Vallabh Chole & Abhishek Karnik Recently we witnessed one of the most significant IT disruptions in...

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The Search for Celebrity Gossip Could Land Your Phone in Hot Water

They may be glamorous, but celebrities can make things quite ugly when it comes to the safety of your mobile...

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The Season of Back to School Scams

Authored by: Lakshya Mathur and Yashvi Shah  As the Back-to-School season approaches, scammers are taking advantage of the opportunity to...

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The Secret Tumblr Craze and What Parents Need to Know

Your kids have all but vanished from Facebook and their Instagram postings are becoming more and more sporadic. If this...

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The Seven Main Phishing Lures of Cybercriminals

One of the oldest tricks in the cybercrime playbook is phishing. It first hit the digital scene in 1995, at...

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The Smart Home is Coming. Are We Ready for It?

If there’s one topic that has the security community excited, and hopeful at the same time, it’s the Internet of...

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The Smart Home Security Guide

The expansion of smart home devices in our households is remarkable, with nearly everything from our lights to our laundry...

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The Spotify Phishing Scam: How to Reel in This Cyberthreat

Many music-lovers around the world use Spotify to stream all of their favorite tunes. While the music streaming platform is...

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The SS7 Flaw: What it is, and How Hackers Abuse It

Users don’t always have it easy when it comes to online security. Beyond the plethora of passwords, usernames, security questions...

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The Stealthy Stalker: Remcos RAT

Authored By Sakshi Jaiswal, Anuradha M In Q3 2024, McAfee Labs identified a sharp rise in the Remcos RAT threat....

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The Surprisingly Simple Google Maps Attack That Shut Down a Business

Not all hacking requires code-cracking programmers who can slip through complex algorithms. No, sometimes all you need to do to...

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The Sweet Sixteen Rule

Your child is turning 16! As a parent in the US, your mind is occupied with planning the big sweet...

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The Threat Landscape Has Evolved. But McAfee Has Too.

    There is no question that the threat landscape has evolved. Gone are the times of network worms and...

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The Top 10 Online Booking Scam Hotspots in the U.S. Revealed

With a record-breaking number of Americans set to travel over the July 4th holiday, most of them by car, scammers...

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The Top 10 Riskiest Online Destinations Revealed

As Americans make their travel plans, scammers lie in wait. We’ve uncovered the top ten “riskiest” destinations for travel scams...

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The Top 12 Scams Of Christmas To Watch Out For

The holidays are just around the corner and amid the hustle and bustle, many of us will fire up our...

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