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Analyzing the Uroburos PatchGuard Bypass
A few weeks ago G Data Software released a report detailing alleged intelligence agency software. Following the release of that report,...
Kik – The App of the Moment
If you have tweens or teens living in your household then I am quite sure you would have heard about...
Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law
There is no doubt that mobile devices are an integral part of our daily lives, making their potential loss all...
What is a Denial-of-Service Attack?
You may have heard news reports about popular websites such as CNN, Amazon and Yahoo! being taken down by a...
Mobile Malware in 2014
As the world becomes increasingly mobile, criminals are prioritizing their scams to target smartphone and tablets users more than ever...
The Drone that can Fly and Spy on Your Smartphone
For many, the notion of a flying drone conjures an image of an unmanned airborne military surveillance machine, or a...
Your Identity Takes Flight With Angry Birds’ Data Sharing Policies
Back in the heyday before the Internet, and even before the telephone, there was one somewhat-reliable way of spreading information...
RTF Zero-Day Attack CVE-2014-1761 Shows Sophistication of Attackers
A serious RTF zero-day attack has struck recently. McAfee detection solutions were provided a couple of days ago that allowed...
Zbot Botnet Steals Thousands of Credentials
In McAfee Labs we keep a close eye on the Zeus/Zbot/Gamover botnet malware that is responsible of thousands of samples...
Fandango and Credit Karma Mobile Apps Put Users At Risk
A night at the movies previously meant compromising between an edge-of-your-seat thriller and that new Nora Ephron romantic comedy, with...
Five-Year-Old Boy Hacks His Xbox One
For most five year-olds, rule breaking usually consists of jumping in puddles and staying up past bedtime. Not so, for...
iDroid Bot for Sale Taps Into Mobile Wallets
During recent weeks we’ve seen a new botnet kit advertised in several Russian forums. The iDroidbot costs US$1,500 and targets...
3 Ways to Restore Self-Esteem & Sense of Privacy to Digital Teens
While kids today are the beneficiaries of amazing technology, there are casualties to growing up digital we can’t deny. We...
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...
Changing Passwords in a Post Heartbleed Bug World
From a home security standpoint, the main gatekeeper is the house key. It’s small, portable and fairly adept at keeping...
iBanking Mobile Trojan Poses as Facebook Token Generator
Mobile banking Trojans have usually pretended to be security applications (for example, Zitmo) or legitimate banking apps (FakeToken or FkSite a.k.a....
Tinder Not So Tender
Tinder is a kind of modern day ‘Hot or Not’ mobile dating app. It finds matches based on location, then...
How Online Casinos Help Hackers Keep Illegal Loot
In Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film, “Casino,” Robert DeNiro’s character is charged with operating a 1970’s Las Vegas casino for the...
Are Your Kids Exposed to the Celeb Sexy Selfie Craze?
Almost weekly I read that yet another young celebrity I once considered a safe role model for my teen is...
Netiquette – Teaching Your Kids Online Manners
‘Chew with your mouth closed’ ‘Say please and thank you’ ‘Don’t interrupt – wait your turn to speak’ How many...
Cybercrime ‘Highlights’ of First Quarter 2014
As a supplement to the next McAfee Labs Threats Report, which will appear next month, we offer this timeline of...
Targeted Attacks, Stolen Certificates, and the Shiqiang Gang
This blog post was written by Rahul Mohandas. The trend of attackers using stolen digital certificates to disguise their malicious...
Change Your Password. World Password Day is 7 May!
We also say we want to be safe online. Yet sometimes our actions betray our words—especially if we’re using simple,...
What is ‘Covert Redirect’ and Should You be Worried?
When Heartbleed struck in April, it shook the Internet to its core in an almost literal sense: the vulnerability, which...
What is a Backdoor Threat?
Did you accidentally leave the back door open? This thought can be scary because you know that leaving the back...
Perception vs. Reality: Facebook Anonymous Login Feature
Perception plays a huge role in many aspects of daily life. However, the reality of something is often not as...
What is a Man-in-the-Middle Attack?
There’s a reason why most people feel uncomfortable about the idea of someone eavesdropping on them—the eavesdropper could possibly overhear...
