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W97M Downloader Serves Vawtrak Malware
McAfee Labs recently found a variant of the W97M macro malware downloader that runs the Vawtrak malware. Although W97M usually...
Passwords – It’s Not Cool to Share
Rightly or wrongly, being part of the ‘it’ crowd at school is what every tween and teen yearns for. Being...
McAfee Labs Unlocks LeChiffre Ransomware
At McAfee Labs we recently received a low-profile ransomware called LeChiffre. Unlike ransomware that is distributed by a spam campaign or...
DHS Accelerates Information Sharing Standards Effort; McAfee to Chair Working Group
This post first appeared at Policy@Intel on March 9. In an effort to accelerate cyber information sharing, and in response...
Mobile Shopping on Social Media: The New Frontier
Let’s go back in time. Here’s the scenario: You’re hosting a party and the party prep includes a trip to...
Email Hackers, Go Home! New Security Updates Come to Gmail
Email has been an integral part of our culture for more than two decades now. It seems like just yesterday...
Quarterly Threat Report: What Do the Numbers Mean to Me?
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Every quarter, the team at McAfee Labs releases a threats report detailing...
What You Need to Know About Stagefright
Any mention of stage fright transports us to our schooldays when we had to go up on stage to recite...
Depression in Teens: How to Spot It, What to Do Next
Instagramming, tweeting, posting, and snap chatting. It’s the social culture of the young adults around us but at what cost to...
Unwanted Guests at Trump Hotels: Malware and Credit Card Fraud
Hotels go to great lengths to be your home away from home. Therefore, the last thing they, and you, want...
Teaching Kids the Value of Money in the Digital Age
It’s just too easy. To purchase anything, from anyone, at any time online, that is. And, when things are easy,...
You Might Not Be a Celebrity, But You Could Still Get Hacked
In 2016, there’s a ‘who’s who’ of A-list celebrities. No, it’s not who was invited to the Academy Awards or...
Scammers Abuse Trust in Google Alerts, Bypass Filters
We all like to be in the loop, especially when it comes to the news. Facebook notifications, news channels, and...
Convergence and the Future of Cyber Security
CSE 2016 Future of Cyber Security by Matthew Rosenquist from Matthew Rosenquist The security industry is changing. Technology innovation is...
Cloud Adoption Is in the Forecast
This blog was written by Richard Steranka. McAfee recently released new research on the quickening pace of enterprise cloud adoption....
CVE-2016-0153: Microsoft Patches Possible OLE Typo
Recently McAfee Labs discovered an interesting bug in Windows’ OLE implementation, which Microsoft patched this week. Now that the patch...
Unsubscribing From Unwanted Email Carries Risks
We all receive loads of unwanted email solicitations, warnings, and advertisements. The number can be overwhelming to the point...
CU46, S2R, TBH, Lit: Updated Texting Slang Parents Should Know
You may have noticed your teen using a whole new pack of words when texting and talking these days. It’s...
Quick, it’s Time to Uninstall QuickTime for Windows!
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Last week the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (known as US-CERT)...
Mystery Shopping Scams: What They Look Like, and How to Avoid Them
Mystery shopping can be exhilarating. It’s almost like the life of a spy, as you send secret details back to...
The Smart Home is Coming. Are We Ready for It?
If there’s one topic that has the security community excited, and hopeful at the same time, it’s the Internet of...
Use an Airport App to Catch a Flight, Not a Bug
Traveling is supposed to be a break from reality, but that doesn’t mean it’s a breeze. First your Uber driver...
The SS7 Flaw: What it is, and How Hackers Abuse It
Users don’t always have it easy when it comes to online security. Beyond the plethora of passwords, usernames, security questions...
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Obfuscation to Avoid Detection
Attacks by macro malware carrying ransomware are growing, as we have recently reported on Blog Central here and here. Now McAfee Labs...
Spotify and Minecraft Account Info Posted Online, Are You Safe?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. One of my favorite scenes in The Avengers is when Captain America tells...
Malware Takes Advantage of Windows ‘God Mode’
Microsoft Windows has hidden an Easter Egg since Windows Vista. It allows users to create a specially named folder that...
Why Is the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report Important to Me?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Every year Verizon releases their Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), sharing a wealth...
