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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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Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

Lawmakers Push To Shield Last 4 Social Security Numbers

Most of us have become accustomed to giving out the last four digits of our Social Security numbers. But this...

Family Safety

Latest Texting Slang Every Parent Needs to Know

At least once a year we update our texting chat acronyms (slang) list. This year the app Ask.Fm made that...

McAfee Labs

Latest SpyEye Botnet Active and Cheaper

On April 16, we found a Pastebin entry selling the latest version of the infamous SpyEye botnet (Version 1.3.48) for...

Internet Security

Latest Crypto Vulnerability Leaks $320 Million: 3 Tips to Boost Your Crypto Confidence

Cryptocurrency has boomed in the last several years, with beginners and experts alike jumping into the industry. It’s proven now...

Mobile Security

Land of the Lost Mobile Phones

Have you ever experienced that panicked moment when you realize you can’t find your mobile phone? You check your pockets,...

McAfee Labs

Labs Paper Looks ‘Inside the World of the Citadel Trojan’

Zeus “banking” malware and its variants have been making headlines in recent months. One variant, the Citadel Trojan, has now...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

Kraken Ransomware Emerges from the Depths: How to Tame the Beast

Look out, someone has released the Kraken — or at least a ransomware strain named after it. Kraken Cryptor ransomware...

McAfee Labs

KRACKs: Five Observations on WPA Authentication Vulnerability

KRACKs are in the news. McAfee has already discussed these key reinstallation attacks that affect Wi-Fi setups in two posts:...

McAfee Labs

KRACKs Against Wi-Fi Serious But Not End of the World

This blog was written by Brook Schoenfield. On October 12, researcher Mathy Vanhoef announced a set of Wi-Fi attacks that...

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