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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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How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How to Secure Your Digital Wallet

Tapping your phone at the cash register makes for a smooth trip to the store. Far smoother than fumbling for...

Family Safety

How to Be Your Family’s Digital IT Hero for the Holidays

The holiday season often brings a rush of new gadgets—smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart home devices—into households. One survey revealed...

McAfee Labs

The Dark Side of Gen AI

There’s no denying that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has been one of the most significant technological developments in recent memory,...

How To Guides and Tutorials Mobile Security

How to Protect Your Smartphone from SIM Swapping

You consider yourself a responsible person when it comes to taking care of your physical possessions. You’ve never left your wallet in...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How to Recognize a Phishing Email

How do you recognize phishing emails and texts? Even as many of the scammers behind them have sophisticated their attacks,...

McAfee Labs

Lumma Stealer on the Rise: How Telegram Channels Are Fueling Malware Proliferation

Authored by: M. Authored by: M, Mohanasundaram and Neil Tyagi In today’s rapidly evolving cyber landscape, malware threats continue to...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

How to Protect Your Personal Info

Whether it tags along via a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or wearable, it seems like the internet follows us wherever we...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How to Protect Your Social Media Passwords with Multi-factor Verification

Two-step verification, two-factor authentication, multi-factor authentication…whatever your social media platform calls it, it’s an excellent way to protect your accounts....

McAfee Labs

SpyLoan: A Global Threat Exploiting Social Engineering

Authored by: Fernando Ruiz The McAfee mobile research team recently identified a significant global increase of SpyLoan, also known as...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

How to Detect Signs of Identity Theft

When it comes to identity theft, trust your gut when something doesn’t feel right. Follow up. What you’re seeing could be a problem.   A missing bill or a mysterious charge on...

Security News

2024 Data Breaches Wrapped

It’s been a big year for big data breaches. Billions of records on millions of people have been exposed at...

How To Guides and Tutorials

How to Protect Your Data While On-the-Go

Winter travel is filled with excitement—whether you’re heading to a snow-covered ski resort, visiting family for the holidays, or enjoying...

McAfee Labs

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....

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

This Holiday Season, Watch Out for These Cyber-Grinch Tricks Used to Scam Holiday Shoppers

McAfee threat researchers have identified several consumer brands and product categories most frequently used by cybercriminals to trick consumers into...

McAfee Labs

A New Android Banking Trojan Masquerades as Utility and Banking Apps in India

Authored by Dexter Shin Over the years, cyber threats targeting Android devices have become more sophisticated and persistent. Recently, McAfee...

McAfee Labs

Spyware distributed through Amazon Appstore

Authored by Wenfeng Yu and ZePeng Chen As smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, malicious apps...

Internet Security

State of the Scamiverse – How AI is Revolutionizing Online Fraud

For less than the cost of a latte and in under 10 minutes, scammers today can create shockingly convincing deepfake...

Internet Security

McAfee Shines at CES 2025: Redefining AI Protection for All

As CES kicks off in Las Vegas, McAfee proudly stands at the forefront of innovation, showcasing our leadership in AI...

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