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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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Privacy & Identity Protection

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Taking Charge of Your Safety Online

When it comes to crime, what do people worry about most? Having their car stolen? A break-in while they’re not...

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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...

Family Safety

Cybersecurity Supermom: Take Charge and Become the IT Pro in Your Home

Wouldn’t it be great if we all had our own IT department at home? Think about it. If we had...

Family Safety

Cybersecurity Tips for Students Returning to School

Almost every teenager in the United States (approximately 96%) reports using the internet daily. As students prepare to return to...

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...

Family Safety

Dangerous Digital Rituals: Could Your Child be Sleep Deprived?

You’re not wrong if you suspect your kids are spending far more time online than they admit. Where you may...

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Darknet Markets Will Outlive AlphaBay and Hansa Takedowns

On June 20, law enforcement took over the Hansa marketplace after investigations that began in 2016. On July 5, police...

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Darkshell DDOS Botnet Evolves With Variants

Darkshell is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet targeting Chinese websites. It was found in 2011 and was first...

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DarkSide Ransomware Victims Sold Short

Over the past week we have seen a considerable body of work focusing on DarkSide, the ransomware responsible for the...

Security News

Data Breach Exposes 3 Billion Personal Information Records

News of a major data breach that could affect nearly three billion records comes to light from a somewhat unusual...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Data Privacy Day

This is a critical time for our personal security as it relates to privacy and personal information. A battle is...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Data Privacy Day: Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. At McAfee, we are happy to be part of Data Privacy Day....

Internet Security

Data Shows You’ll Encounter A Deepfake Today—Here’s How To Recognize It

The internet is brimming with content designed to entertain, inform—and sometimes deceive. The latest tool in a cybercriminal’s arsenal? Deepfakes....

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Date Night #FromHome Ideas

Date Night #FromHome ideas “So, what movie should we watch?” The dreaded question. Twenty minutes of “mmm, maybe” later, you...

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DDoS Attacks in the Netherlands Reveal Teen Gamers on Troublesome Path

At the end of January, the Netherlands was plagued by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting various financial institutions,...

Family Safety

Deadly Digital Dares: The Blackout Challenge on TikTok

The social network TikTok is chockfull of interesting, fun, laugh-out-loud videos shared by creators worldwide. Kids, as well as parents,...

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Deconstructing Amadey’s Latest Multi-Stage Attack and Malware Distribution

Authored by By Yashvi Shah  McAfee Labs have identified an increase in Wextract.exe samples, that drop a malware payload at...

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Decyphering the Noise Around ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Team has closely followed the attack techniques that have been named Meltdown and Spectre...

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