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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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Mobile Security Family Safety

Breaches and Bugs: How Secure are Your Family’s Favorite Apps?

Is your family feeling more vulnerable online lately? If so, you aren’t alone. The recent WhatsApp bug and social media...

Internet Security

Breaking Down the Brad Pitt Scam: How it Happened and What We Can Learn 

Romance scams have surged in sophistication, preying on emotions and exploiting the trust of victims in the digital age.   The...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Breaking Down the Rapidly Evolving GandCrab Ransomware

Most ransomware strains have the same commonalities – bitter ransom notes, payment demanded in cryptocurrency, and inventive names. A select...

Internet Security

Bringing Security to the Cloud and Beyond

I remember talking about cloud computing years ago as something in the future or as an “experiment,” knowing that one...

Internet Security Family Safety

Bringing Up the Next Generation of Digital Citizens

Nearly every automobile driver has some understanding of the ‘rules of the road,’ from using your seatbelt to signaling before...

Internet Security Security News

British Airways Frequent Flyers Report Stolen Air Miles

Frequent flyers, beware. Tens of thousands of accounts may have been compromised due to an automated attack against British Airways,...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Brittany’s Scam Story: Eras Tour Chaos

Brittany C., a dedicated teacher, had been planning a special night for months. After saving up steadily, she landed four...

Internet Security Security News

Bug Alert! All 330 Million Twitter Users Need to Change Their Passwords Immediately

Tweet, tweet! No, that’s not a bird you’re hearing outside your window, that’s Twitter kindly reminding you to change your...

Internet Security McAfee News Security News

Building Bridges to a More Connected Security Environment

For a long time, the threat intelligence landscape could be likened to an archipelago; a collection of islands. There were...

McAfee Labs

Buran Ransomware; the Evolution of VegaLocker

McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research Team observed how a new ransomware family named ‘Buran’ appeared in May 2019. Buran works as...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

Burning Man Is Coming: How to Watch out for Ticket Scammers

As the winter months fade and spring begins to creep up, many millennials and Gen Zers set their sights on...

McAfee Labs

Business Email Compromise Hurts Your Organization

As many workers do today, you probably get emails from your boss asking you to perform various tasks. You may...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Buying Tickets for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour? Don’t Let Scammers Ruin Your Experience

Beyoncé has officially announced her Cowboy Carter world tour, and the excitement is through the roof! With her last tour...

Internet Security Mobile Security

BYOD: Balancing Convenience and Security

It lies next to you as you sleep, comes with you to work, rides home with you in your car...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Bypassing Microsoft’s Patch for the Sandworm Zero Day

This is the second part of our analysis of the Sandworm OLE zero-day vulnerability and the MS14-060 patch bypass. Check out...

McAfee Labs

Bypassing Microsoft’s Patch for the Sandworm Zero Day, the Root Cause

On October 21, we warned the public that a new exploitation method could bypass Microsoft’s official patch (MS14-060, KB3000869) for...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Bypassing Your Passcode: How One Online Hack Can Unleash Your Photos and Texts

  You keep some of your most personal information on your phone. Special photos, hundreds of contacts, important emails, private...

McAfee Labs

CactusTorch Fileless Threat Abuses .NET to Infect Victims

McAfee Labs has noticed a significant shift by some actors toward using trusted Windows executables, rather than external malware, to...

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