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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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Mobile Security

App Inventor Enables the Easy Creation of Malicious Apps

In today’s increasingly connected society, heaps of new mobile apps are cropping up every day. It no longer takes a...

Internet Security Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

What Is a Trojan Horse?

One of history’s great literary classics is Homer’s Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan horse—the wooden horse that...

McAfee Labs

New Exploit of Sandworm Zero-Day Could Bypass Official Patch

Update of October 25: Some comments posted after we published this report suggest that our proof-of-concept exploit will trigger the...

Privacy & Identity Protection

What is Criminal Identity Theft?

Identity theft gets all kinds of buzz in the news. It’s not hard to see why—in 2012, over 16.6 million...

Internet Security Mobile Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Android’s CyanogenMod Vulnerable to Zero-Day Threat

Have you installed CyanogenMod on your Android device? If yes, you’re likely vulnerable to a newly discovered zero-day threat (an...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Banks are Using Biometric Measures to Protect Against Fraud

When thinking about biometric security, one might picture Mission Impossible-like retinal scanning or fingerprint reading technology a la the iPhone...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Emma Watson Video Scam: Hackers Use Celeb’s Popularity to Unleash Viruses

Following the announcement of the 2014 Most Dangerous Celebrities™ earlier this month, our senses have been heightened to scams on...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is Browser Hijacking?

Imagine it. You sit down at your computer about to do your daily perusal of Buzzfeed  or check out The...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

The Hacker’s New Best Friend Could be Your USB Port

It’s tiny and portable, yet perfect for storing large items. I’m talking about the good ol’ Universal Serial Bus (a.k.a...

Mobile Security Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

What’s Your Click IQ?

The recent celebrity photo hacks are an unfortunate reminder of how devastating or embarrassing it can be to have your...

Family Safety

Have You Had the ‘Dangerous Celebrity’ Talk with Your Kids?

By now hopefully you’ve had several critical conversations with your child about the good, the bad, and the risky of...

Family Safety

Digital Dares: Dumb Kids with Smart Phones

Do you remember the guy or girl in high school who always took things just a little too far? If...

Mobile Security

You Could Get Prank Called (and Charged) By Your Own Phone

Most people would never think to prank call themselves. However, they may be allowing their smart phones to do just...

McAfee Labs

Top 3 Phishing Attacks Use Similar Tricks

Phishing scams are immensely popular and we see millions of phishing messages everyday. Today we offer the top three phishing...

Family Safety

Apps to Stop You (Adults!) from Texting and Driving

She was texting and driving when she hit my kid. No, it wasn’t a careless teenager or a group of...

Mobile Security Privacy & Identity Protection

A Connected Nation: IoT in America in 2025

If there’s one thing that remains consistent about technology, it is that it’s always in flux. From tablets to phablets,...

Family Safety

40 Phrases Every Child Needs to Hear

With school back in full swing our house has transitioned almost instantly from long, fun summer days to tighter schedules,...

McAfee Labs

BackOff Malware Uses Encryption to Hide Its Intentions

Often we see malware authors using encryption or obfuscation along with other techniques to modify the static contents of malware....

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