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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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Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Nude Celebrity Photo Dump Has Many Asking What Happened

Hundreds of private photos belonging to several high-profile Hollywood actresses were posted online this past weekend. They are explicit in...

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...

McAfee Labs

Is This Your Photo? No, It’s SMS Spam With Mobile Malware

One of the most important concerns of Internet users is privacy. For this reason one of the most effective phishing...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How Hackers Use Popular Shows to Infect Your Devices

If there’s one reasonable measurement of how popular a television series has become, it’s how often it’s illegally downloaded online....

McAfee Labs

Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk

At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability of the Costco...

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Teslacrypt Joins Ransomware Field

A newly crafted ransomware, Teslacrypt, has arrived in the malware genre that encrypts user files using AES encryption and demands...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is a Virus?

Have you ever had the chicken pox? This common childhood illness has another name—the varicella zoster virus. Like all viruses,...

Family Safety

5 Questions to Ask Before Your Kids Download that App

We now spend a staggering 86% of our mobile time on apps, according to the latest stats. Downloading apps and...

McAfee Labs

Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam

McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but it keeps evolving...

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