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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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Protect the Whole Family with McAfee+ Ultimate Family Plan

Many content creators highlight the differences between today’s most prominent generations: the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, and...

Family Safety

Protect that Rep! Tips to Help Your High Schooler Shine Online

Do you remember being a teenager and your mom threatening to surgically remove the telephone receiver from your face because you’d...

Internet Security

Pros and Cons of AI in Daily Life

Artificial intelligence: It’s society’s newest darling and newest villain. AI is the newest best friend to creatives, time-strapped people, and...

Security News Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

Proliferation of Mobile Devices: The Impact on Consumer Security

As the use of mobile devices continues to skyrocket worldwide, a new danger is silently emerging against consumers. This article delves into the deep end of how the proliferation of mobile devices is impacting consumer security

McAfee Labs

Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1776 (Microsoft Internet Explorer)

On April 26, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2963983 for Microsoft Internet Explorer. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed...

McAfee Labs

Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1761 (Microsoft Word)

On March 24, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2953095 for Microsoft Word. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed across...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Process Reimaging: A Cybercrook’s New Disguise for Malware

As of early 2019, Windows 10 is running on more than 700 million devices, including PCs, tablets, phones, and even...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy, Identity, and Device Protection: Why You Need to Invest in All Three

Protecting your devices with antivirus is a great start, yet it’s only one part of staying safer online. With the...

Internet Security

Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2023 and Beyond

Every year we can count on new technology to make our lives easier. Right? As beneficial and convenient as tech...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Technological advancements continually emerge that make our lives easier. Right? As beneficial and convenient as emerging tech is, it can...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy Awareness Week-Are We Responsible for Our Data Breach?

“The best match for me,” announced my daughter one Sunday morning sometime back, “is a Scorpio.” “Oh really? And this...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy Awareness Week 2019 – Protect Your Online Privacy

If you haven’t given your online privacy much attention lately then things need to change. In our era of weekly...

Family Safety

Privacy Awareness Week 2017: It’s Time To Talk More To Your Kids

Attention, parents with kids between 8 and 17! Here’s a statistic that is probably going to make you squirm –...

Internet Security Family Safety

Prioritizing Security in a Remote Learning Environment 

Prioritizing Security in a Remote Learning Environment  Learning environments are not what they used to be, and as educational institutions...

McAfee News

Price Book Changes for 2014

Our Price Books have been complicated and difficult to use. So as part of our continuing effort to be easier...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Preventing WebCobra Malware From Slithering Onto Your System

Cryptocurrency mining is the way transactions are verified and added to the public ledger, a database of all the transactions...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Pre-Installed Malware on Android Devices Expose Flaws in Supply Chain

Pencils come with erasers, books come with pages, and taxes (most of the time) come with returns. People like it...

Family Safety

Potentially Malicious Apps Your Kids May Use

It’s a question I get several times a year from anxious parents, either via a direct message, an email or even in line at the grocery store....

McAfee Labs

POS Malware Uses Time-Stamp Check to Evade Detection

This blog post was written by Kumaraguru Velmurugan. Point of sale (POS) attacks appear to have gained in popularity during...

Security News Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Popular Social Media App Timehop Hit With Huge Data Breach

The Fourth of July is characterized by barbeques, fireworks, and patriotism – and now cyberattacks! Just this past Independence Day,...

McAfee Labs

Political Figures Differ Online: Names of Trump, Obama, Merkel Attached to Ransomware

Politics and ransomware. No, it’s not a lost single from the Oasis back catalogue, but in fact a relatively recent...

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...

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Plug with Caution! How to Stop Hackers from Stealing More than Battery Power

There’s nothing like that stressful moment when you look to your phone and see a red battery and a low...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

Play The Game – Tips and Tricks for Safe Online Gaming

This blog was written by Jessica Brookes. When I was child, gaming was all joysticks and arcades. Now, it’s all...

McAfee Labs

Plasma HTTP Botnet Steals Passwords From Chrome, FileZilla

Last year we reported on the Athena HTTP botnet, which targets Windows XP systems, mostly for distributed denial-of-service attacks. Now...

McAfee Labs

Pirate Versions of Popular Apps Infiltrate Google Play via Virtualization

The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found pirated applications of popular apps distributed on the Google Play store. A pirated...

Family Safety

Picture to Pedophile: The Danger of Instagram and Kik Messenger

Sometimes it might feel overwhelming to keep up with the latest social trend for your kids, but it’s important to...

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