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Understanding Online Trolls and How to Deal with Them
Imagine, if you will, a person who goes online each day with the sole mission of triggering confrontation, provoking conflict,...
UK’s New Online Safety Act: What Consumers Need to Know
The UK’s digital landscape underwent its most significant transformation yet on Friday, July 25, 2025. The Online Safety Act 2023,...
Uber Data Breach and How to Protect Your Info
The Latest on the Uber Data Breach and Protecting Your Info You may have spotted the news last week that...
U.S. Election 2020 – Don’t Let COVID-19 Misinformation Suppress Your Vote
U.S. Election 2020 – Don’t Let COVID-19 Misinformation Suppress Your Vote In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, another...
U.S. Battleground County Website Security Survey
Today McAfee released the results of a survey of county websites and county election administration websites in the 13 states...
Typosquatting Attacks Alive and Well–Unfortunately
Typosquatting doesn’t get the attention that it used to, but it remains an effective means for attackers to capitalize on unsuspecting...
Types of Online Banking Scams and How to Avoid Them
Online banking puts the ability to pay bills, check your balance, or transfer money at your fingertips. Unfortunately, it can...
Two-Factor vs. Multi-Factor Authentication: What’s the Difference?
This article breaks down the forms of authentication, explaining how they work and how they can enhance online information security.
Two Pink Lines
Depending on your life experiences, the phrase (or country song by Eric Church) “two pink lines” may bring up a...
Two Attacks On Mobile Banking Are Back
It feels as through every day, a new app is released that makes it easier to pay for something through...
Twitter Drama and What Parents Need to Know
With more teens flocking to social networks outside of Facebook, it’s more important than ever for parents to understand—and coach...
Twitter Accounts of US Media Under Attack by Large Campaign
A previously reported campaign purportedly carried out by Turkish hacker group “Ayyildiz Tim” targeting high-profile, verified Twitter accounts with the purpose of spreading Turkish political propaganda appears to have escalated within the last 24 hours. McAfee Advanced Threat Research has investigated the new events and discovered the following.
Turkish Instagram Password Stealers Found on Google Play
McAfee’s mobile malware research team has found several Instagram password stealers on the Google Play store. (Google has since removed...
Turkish ‘Delete Virus’ Targets Facebook Users
Facebook continues to be a favorite target for attackers to spread fake wall-post messages or fake scams. Most of the...
Trust Under Fire: How to Help Your Kids Understand Trust in a Digital World
Just about everything comes down to trust, especially in a hyper-connected, share-happy digital culture. We pay strangers to Uber us,...
Trust Is the Most Valuable Asset
The most valuable asset for actors in cyberspace is trust. It is an important ingredient in successful business operations as...
Trust and Relationships in the Mobile Era
Love is in the air…and, unfortunately, so is betrayal, as people get ready to share their hearts and more via...
True Security Requires a Holistic Approach
In the eyes of hackers, scammers, and thieves, your online privacy and identity look like a giant jigsaw puzzle. One...
True or Fake News? Know How You Can Separate Truth from Fiction Online
In the good old days, it was very easy to separate truth from fiction. Literature was clearly marked and newspapers...
Trouble Enforcing Family Tech Rules? Stay on Track with the 4 Cs
Setting and enforcing rules — especially online safety ones — can feel close to impossible at times. But there are...
Trojanized Propaganda App Uses Twitter to Infect, Spy on Sympathizers
The Mobile Malware Research Team of McAfee has discovered in recent weeks a number of new threats in the Middle...
Trojanized Pokémon GO Android App Found in the Wild
Pokémon GO is a new mobile game that allows fans to “catch” Pokemons in the real world using augmented reality...
Trojanized Photo App on Google Play Signs Up Users for Premium Services
Mobile apps usually have names that give some indication of their function. In one recent case, however, we found a...
Trojan Turns Computers Into Bitcoin Mining Machines
It has long been known that Bitcoin—the crypto-currency offering users almost completely anonymous transactions online—is the favored currency for the...
Trojan Hides in ROM of Chinese Android Devices
In China, some mobile phone geeks like to refresh their Android machines with images from the Internet. For some mobile...
Trivia Time: Test Your Family’s Password Safety Knowledge
Passwords have become critical tools for every citizen of the digital world. Passwords stand between your family’s gold mine of...
Triton Malware Spearheads Latest Attacks on Industrial Systems
Malware that attacks industrial control systems (ICS), such as the Stuxnet campaign in 2010, is a serious threat. This class of cyber sabotage can spy on, disrupt, or destroy systems that manage large-scale industrial processes. An essential danger in this threat is that it moves from mere digital damage to ...
