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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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Feeling Overwhelmed, Parents? Here’s Your Online Safety Cheat Sheet

Can we just get an extra five hours tacked onto each day so we can stay on top of our...

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Fighting Mobile Phone Impersonation and Surveillance

Yesterday at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28C3), in Berlin, security researchers along with Karsten Nohl and Luca Melette showcased...

McAfee Labs

Fighting new Ransomware Techniques with McAfee’s Latest Innovations

In 2021 ransomware attacks have been dominant among the bigger cyber security stories. Hence, I was not surprised to see...

McAfee Labs

File-Hosting Site Turns Your File Into Adware

We recently received a sample from a customer and upon initial analysis it looked like a bundled software installer. Upon...

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Filing Taxes? Why Identity Protection Matters More Than Ever This Season

Tax season creates a rare and dangerous overlap: Americans are sharing their most sensitive personal information at the exact moment...

Internet Security

Financial Losses from Tax Scams Top $1,000 on Average—and Gen Z is a Growing Target

Tax season is already stressful for many Americans, and to make matters worse, it’s also a golden opportunity for scammers....

Family Safety

Finsta: What You Need to Know About Your Teen’s Fake Instagram Account

Creating a Finsta (fake Instagram) account on the popular photo platform, Instagram has become the norm for many teens. After...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Firewalls: Still Your First Line of Defense

The term “firewall” has been used since early computing days to describe a kind of electronic bouncer that keeps threats...

Life at McAfee

First 30 Days at McAfee: Pups at Work, VR and Pledge Wall

By Beth, HR Communication Specialist in Plano, Texas. For the last six consecutive years, The Dallas Morning News has recognized...

Family Safety

First Smartphone: Are You Putting Cyberbullies Under the Tree This Year?

There’s pressure — lots of pressure. And not the typical I-want-a-bike or a doll-that-poops kind of pressure your kids may...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Five Reasons Why True Key Is Our Knight in Shining Armor

Has it ever happened to you that you tried to log into an account only to find that you seem...

Internet Security Family Safety

Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…

For a while now I’ve been working to define an architecture for securing homes from cyber threats – not just...

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Five Tips from McAfee’s Remote Workers

Whether you’re working from for the first time or a remote working veteran, you may be looking for some tips...

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Five Ways the Internet of Things Can Put Your Security at Risk

Sometimes a new technology comes along that’s so promising, so revolutionary, that, over time, future citizens consider the innovation to...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Five-Year-Old Boy Hacks His Xbox One

For most five year-olds, rule breaking usually consists of jumping in puddles and staying up past bedtime. Not so, for...

Mobile Security

Flashlight App Steals Data, Leaves Users in Dark

Ahh, the good old days—when flashlights were simple, handheld devices, used to help light your way… Not light producing mobile...

McAfee Labs

Floki Bot a Sensation With International Cybercriminals

Floki Bot, new financial malware, is popular with English-, Portuguese-, and Russian-speaking underground criminal markets, winning over cybercriminals with new...

Internet Security Family Safety

Focus on Real Friends This Friendship Day

I walked into my niece’s room and found her busy making colourful bands. “What are these for?” I asked. “Friendship...

Family Safety

FOMO: How to Help Digital Kids Overcome the Feeling of Missing Out

What happens when you give hundreds of teenagers smartphones and unlimited access to chat apps and social networks 24/7? A...

Life at McAfee

For some, accounting is more than just spreadsheets! Vernon’s McAfee Journey

Vernon has been our Manager of Technical Accounting for more than two years, but that doesn’t mean he’s busy with...

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Forgot Where You Were Yesterday? Google Has You Covered.

Last Tuesday, Google introduced Your Timeline for its Google Map website and Android devices. Your Timeline acts as a documentarian...

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Fortnite Impersonation Scams: A No-Nonsense Parent Guide

Even years after its release, Fortnite still stands as the online “battle royale” game of choice, with millions of younger...

Family Safety

Fortnite: Why Kids Love It and What Parents Need to Know

  Fortnite: Battle Royale is the hottest video game for kids right now. More than 125 million people have downloaded...

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Four of the coolest jobs in cybersecurity

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and data...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Four Ways To Use AI Responsibly

Are you skeptical about mainstream artificial intelligence? Or are you all in on AI and use it all day, every...

Internet Security

France Gets Hit with Its Largest Data Breach Ever — What You Need to Know

Two massive data breaches in France have impacted roughly half the nation’s population. The data of an estimated 33 million...

Internet Security

Frankenstein Data: How Data Brokers Stitch Together—and Sell—Your Digital Self

Your digital life is being stitched together—one purchase, one search, one swipe at a time. Data brokers collect and combine...

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