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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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McAfee Labs

Trojanized Pokémon GO Android App Found in the Wild

Pokémon GO is a new mobile game that allows fans to “catch” Pokemons in the real world using augmented reality...

Family Safety

The Facebook Cull and Why You Should Embrace It!

So, how many friends do you have on Facebook? Do you really know them or were they just a passing...

McAfee Labs

Patch Now: Simple Office ‘Protected View’ Bypass Could Have Big Impact

Protected View is a security feature of Microsoft Office. According to research from MWR Labs, Protected View mode is a strong...

Family Safety

My Favourite Mothering Apps

I honestly don’t know where I would be without my favourite collection of apps. With four kids, too many pets,...

Mobile Security

Keeping Your Mobile Device (and Your Personal Life) Safe with IoT

Life is made up of the little things. There are ‘fuzzy feeling’ little things; like when the nice lady in...

Family Safety

Pokémon Go: How Families Can Stay Safe (and Still Catch ‘Em All)

Thanks to the new augmented reality game Pokémon Go, app fans across the globe are enjoying countless hours of fun...

Internet Security

Webcam Blackmail: How Cybercriminals Breathe Life into Laptops

Stories of inanimate objects coming to life are familiar to us. Movies such as Toy Story show the idea’s cultural...

Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

Urgent! Update Your Apple Devices Now

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. A number of serious vulnerabilities have been recently reported  impacting OS X, iOS,...

McAfee Labs

Phishing Attacks Employ Old but Effective Password Stealer

A few months ago we received a sample from a customer that turned out to be a password stealer (PWS). One...

McAfee Labs

McAfee Teams With Industry, Law Enforcement to Thwart ‘Shade’ Ransomware

McAfee, Europol, Kaspersky Lab, and Dutch police have taken down the Shade ransomware botnet and captured encryption keys to unlock...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Improve Your Google Account Privacy

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I’ve had a number of questions come in lately via email, social media...

Family Safety

Beware Cloned Facebook Profiles

If you have had a Facebook friend request from a friend that you are sure you already have then –...

Internet Security

OurMine is at it Again! How They Broke in to MineCraft Accounts

  Gamers are one of the largest communities on the internet. YouTube’s most subscribed channel caters to players, 100 million...

McAfee Labs

Trojanized Propaganda App Uses Twitter to Infect, Spy on Sympathizers

The Mobile Malware Research Team of McAfee has discovered in recent weeks a number of new threats in the Middle...

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#WhyCybersecurity

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a...

McAfee Labs

Taking Steps to Fight Back Against Ransomware

Ransomware is an attack in which malware encrypts files and extorts money from victims. It has become a favorite among...

Privacy & Identity Protection Family Safety

Free Wi-Fi in the Big Apple

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I was in New York City last June and had a morning free...

McAfee Labs

Active iOS Smishing Campaign Stealing Apple Credentials

McAfee Mobile Research recently found an active phishing campaign targeting iOS users via SMS messages. The message tells users that their Apple...

Security News Internet Security

Cybersecurity to become a major employment generator – Are you ready?

Hi There! In November 2014, the United Nations Organization (UNO) declared 15th July as World Youth Skills Day. The purpose...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

Cybercrooks are SMiShing for your Apple Credentials

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. SMiShing is another one of those fantastic terms on the internet that drives...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Autorooting Malware Gives Hackers the Green Light into Your Device

It wasn’t that long ago when discovering new products, restaurants and everything in between came down to asking our circle...

Family Safety

Parent, Is Your Teen Being Foolish on Twitter?

It’s Twitter — not Tweeter — parents, and your teenager could be using the social network in a reckless way. A...

Security News McAfee News

CompuCom Launches Cloud-Based Managed Service Powered by McAfee

This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Today, from Black Hat 2016 in Las Vegas, CompuCom announced the expansion of...

McAfee Labs

Setting Up HTTPS for Google App Engine Applications

Thursday, we posted advice on creating a custom domain name for an application developed with Google’s App Engine. In this...

Internet Security

Social Media Harassment is a Real Threat. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

It is an almost undisputable truth that access to a cloak of anonymity and a large, large microphone brings the...

McAfee Labs

‘Cat-Loving’ Mobile Ransomware Operates With Control Panel

Recently the McAfee Labs Mobile Malware Research team found a sample of ransomware for Android with botnet capabilities and a...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Another Day, Another PoS Hack. What Makes the Micros Incident Different?

Motivated by money, cybercriminals are always chasing where it goes. That greed has now led them to where transactions are...

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