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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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How Keyless Entry Lets Cybercriminals Hack Your Connected Car

There’s a certain sort of absurd-ism to Christine, the novel-slash-movie released by Stephen King and John Carpenter in 1983. In...

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TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Neutrino Exploit Kit

This post was written by Sriram P. and Varadharajan Krishnasamy. TeslaCrypt is a ransomware family that encrypts files and extorts money...

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Report Highlights Enterprise Biometric Vulnerabilities, Opportunities

Authentication in the modern enterprise is becoming more difficult. The risks are rising, but adding more security controls can impede...

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Hacktivists Turn to Phishing to Fund Their Causes

At McAfee we recently observed a phishing campaign targeting Apple account holders. The link directed the user to a compromised WordPress...

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Don’t Let Scams Be the Cause of your March Madness

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. For basketball fans, March is a great month.  It’s time to fill...

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Women’s History Month: 5 Women Who Changed Technology

Some say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But did you know that you have a...

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5G Networks Pose Cyber Risks, Opportunities

Fifth-generation networking (5G) holds the potential for a massive immersion of technology into the lives of people and businesses. It...

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Cybersecurity Suffers Due to Human Resources Challenges

The cybersecurity industry is in a state of disrepair. Growing human resource problems put the efforts to secure technology at...

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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...

Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Family Safety

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...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

Family Safety

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,...

Mobile Security Family Safety

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...

Internet Security Security News

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...

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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...

Internet Security

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....

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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...

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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)...

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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...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

Mobile Security

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...

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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...

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