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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

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...

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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...

Internet Security Security News

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...

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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...

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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...

McAfee Labs

Banload Trojan Targets Brazilians With Malware Downloads

McAfee Labs has recently encountered new variants of the Banload Trojan. Banload has been around since the last decade. This...

McAfee Labs

Obfuscated Malware Discovered on Google Play

The McAfee Labs Mobile Malware Research team found early this week on Google Play a set of malware published by...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

This Year at Black Hat: Danger Drones and Thermostat Ransomware

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Last week I went to one of the few places hotter than it...

McAfee Labs

Bing.VC Hijacks Browsers Using Legitimate Applications

Browser hijackers are a type of malware that modifies a web browser’s settings without the user’s permission. Generally a browser hijacker...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Hot Security Market Needs Smart Engagements

Industry analysts vary on their opinions on the growth and health of the technology market. Depending on which report you...

Family Safety

Time to make your Kids aware of Digital Fraud?

Long ago I watched a movie where the hero returned home after a harrowing experience only to find that an...

Mobile Security

Send Your Kids Back to School with Mobile Safety in Mind

The days are getting shorter and your bags are (finally) unpacked from the annual family vacation. Summer is officially coming...

How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

Identity Theft 101: Five Smart Tech Tips for College-Bound Kids

Starting college marks the first of many adulting firsts — first dorm room, first roommate, first no-curfew-on-a-school-night — indeed, there...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Tax Fraud Robocalls Can Amuse, but Don’t Become a Phishing Victim

Yesterday at work, I received a call on my cell phone while in a meeting and did not answer. The...

McAfee News Privacy & Identity Protection

Becoming an Experimental Marketer

A few years ago, Optimizely decided to try something different for the 2013 Dreamforce event, a developer and user mega-conference...

Mobile Security

80% of Android Phones Are at Risk! Luckily, People Can Use Encryption for Safety

Let’s imagine you traveled back in time, smartphone in pocket. Let’s say a medieval peasant sees you using this strange...

Family Safety

Travel Tech: How To Stay Safe When You Travel

I don’t think there are many more exciting experiences than holidays. No housework, no routines, no daily grind – just...

How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

8 Tips to Help Kids Break a Social Media Creeping Habit

Question: I never imagined allowing my daughters to begin dating would be such an emotional rollercoaster — thanks to social media!...

McAfee Labs

Wildfire Ransomware Extinguished by Tool From NoMoreRansom

McAfee and Kaspersky Lab, partners in the project NoMoreRansom, are pleased to announce today the availability of a decryption tool...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

How Virtual Reality and Facebook Photos Helped Researchers Hack Biometric Security

Years ago, holograms were considered science-fiction. Things have changed. Within recent memory, we’ve gone from seeing well-loved, but deceased, cultural...

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