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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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Apple Users: This macOS Malware Could Be Spying on You

In 2018, Macs accounted for 10% of all active personal computers. Since then, popularity has skyrocketed. In the first quarter of 2021, Macs experienced 115% growth...

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Apple Users: Here’s What to Do About the Major FaceTime Bug

FaceTime is a popular way for people of all ages to connect with long-distance loved ones. The feature permits Apple...

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Apple iOS Attack Underscores Importance of Threat Research

The recent discovery of exploit chains targeting Apple iOS is the latest example of how cybercriminals can successfully operate malicious campaigns, undetected,...

Mobile Security

Appearances Can Be Deceiving: Fake Anti-Virus App Dupes Users

If the laws of nature are capable of teaching us one thing it’s this: if it seems too good to...

Security News Mobile Security

App Store Flooded with Phony Retail Apps to Kick Off Holiday Season

The holiday season has officially kicked off, which means a number of things for many of us: seasonal cheer, quality...

Internet Security Mobile Security

App Locks Can Improve the Security of Your Mobile Phones

The practice of locking our possessions is relevant in every aspect of our modern lives. We physically lock our houses,...

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...

Family Safety

App Alert: What Parents Need to Know about Popular New App ‘Yellow’

Go pick up your child’s phone. Is there an app icon that is a solid, yellow square? While that little...

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Apache Struts at REST: Analyzing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2017-9805

Apache Struts, an open-source web development framework, is prone to vulnerabilities. We wrote about CVE-2017-9791 in July. The latest is...

Internet Security

Anyone Can Try ChatGPT for Free—Don’t Fall for Sketchy Apps That Charge You

Anyone can try ChatGPT for free. Yet that hasn’t stopped scammers from trying to cash in on it.   A rash...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Another Day, Another Smart Toy Hack: This Time, It’s Fisher-Price

Toys offer a unique insight into a time, place and culture that has come and gone. While the Romans had...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Another Day, Another PoS Hack. What Makes the Micros Incident Different?

Motivated by money, cybercriminals are always chasing where it goes. That greed has now led them to where transactions are...

Family Safety

Anonymous App ‘After School’ Gaining Popularity with Teens

I’ve advised my kids since they were babies: If you need to hide it, you probably shouldn’t be doing it....

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Announcing McAfee’s Evolved Consumer Product Portfolio

Every fall the leaves change colors, sweaters replace sundresses, and new changes are afoot. Especially for us at McAfee. In...

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Andromeda Botnet Hides Behind AutoIt

Last month, I posted a blog about an increase in the use of AutoIt scripts by malware authors to carry...

McAfee Labs

Android/TimpDoor Turns Mobile Devices Into Hidden Proxies

The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found an active phishing campaign using text messages (SMS) that tricks users into downloading...

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Android/LeifAccess.A is the Silent Fake Reviewer Trojan

The McAfee Mobile Research team has identified an Android malware family dubbed Android/LeifAccess.A that has been active since May 2019....

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

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...

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