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5 Signs Your Teen May Be Sexting
Are you an NMK parent? An NMK parent is one who is knowingly or unknowingly infected with the NMK virus,...
SMS Phishing Campaign Spreads in China
Phishing messages and fake websites for stealing users’ credentials are a common occurrence. Recently, however, mobile banking users in China...
New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Spam
During the last couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nemucod, a malicious...
The Latest Pawn in the Warranty Fraud Game? Fitbit Users
With great technology comes great responsibility. This is particularly true when it comes to protecting technology. And with more and...
Helping Teens Cope with Three Bs: Bragging, Betrayal, Body Image
The three Bs — bragging, betrayal, and body Image — are a very big deal for both tweens and teens...
Typosquatting Attacks Alive and Well–Unfortunately
Typosquatting doesn’t get the attention that it used to, but it remains an effective means for attackers to capitalize on unsuspecting...
Updated BlackEnergy Trojan Grows More Powerful
In late December, a cyberattack caused a power outage in the Ukraine, plunging hundreds of thousands of citizens into darkness...
Attackers Seek to Hack Hardware for Ultimate Control
We are seeing interesting changes in how researchers and attackers are exploring methods to undermine systems and devices. Increasingly, the...
Automotive Security Moves Into Cyber Realm
The focus on the security of automobiles and the transportation sector as a whole (planes, trains, etc.) is steadily increasing....
Data Privacy Day: Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. At McAfee, we are happy to be part of Data Privacy Day....
Security on Silicon the Next Big Step in Cyber Protection
With the growth of the Internet of Things, going from 15 billion to 200 billion devices by 2020, and the...
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...
Cyber Criminals Gain in Sophistication With Integrity Attacks
One constant in cybersecurity is the continual rise of sophistication and creativity of attackers. In 2016, we will see a...
File-Hosting Site Turns Your File Into Adware
We recently received a sample from a customer and upon initial analysis it looked like a bundled software installer. Upon...
Targeting Your Success in 2016
This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Thanks to all of you who attended our Q1 Global Channels webcast to...
Android Users, Beware: 60 Games in Google Play Deemed Malicious
It’s no secret that mobile games are designed to be addictive. Unfortunately, this can be to our disadvantage. It’s all...
A Case of Mistaken Identity? The Role of BlackEnergy in Ukrainian Power Grid Disruption
Recent reports of electricity outages across the Ukraine has led to significant speculation regarding the specific malware that was used...
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...
This Valentine’s Day, Share Your Love, Not Your Personal Data
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, are you ready? Have you...
Phony Adobe Flash Update Hosts Malware, Targets Apple Users
Computer maintenance is often a simple equation: avoid behavior that might land you a virus, and keep your software up-to-date....
IoT and Privacy: Keeping Secrets from your Webcam
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Have you ever put your kids to bed only to have them...
HydraCrypt Variant of Ransomware Distributed by Angler Exploit Kit
McAfee Labs recently came across the new ransomware variant HydraCrypt. Like some previous ransomware variants, HydraCrypt is distributed using the Angler...
Ransomware Targets Healthcare Sector
When we develop threats predictions at McAfee, I personally like to conduct some proper research and base my statements on...
What Parents Need to Know about Popular Video, Audio Apps
If you hear laughing, dancing, goofiness, and a lead choreographer barking commands coming from the next room, chances are your...
Clever Phishing Attacks Target Google, Yahoo, DHL Customers
Last week McAfee Labs received a phishing page that efficiently uses the CSS format of the Gmail login page and...
Does Anyone Really Care About Mobile Security?
I’ve attended Mobile World Congress a number of times and it is fair to say the concept of the show...
Nivdort: Data-Stealing Trojan Arrives via Spam
During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nivdort, a malicious file...
