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Gift Card Scams — The Gift That Keeps on Taking
Gift card scams are an easy payday for scammers—and a costly mistake for victims. They work because gift cards are...
The Top 5 Scariest Mobile Threats
Scary movies are great. Scary mobile threats, not so much. Ghosts, killer clowns, and the creatures can stir up all...
How AI PCs Are Optimizing Productivity Tools for Students
In today’s fast-paced educational environment, productivity is a key determinant of academic success. Enter AI PCs—computers enhanced with artificial intelligence...
How To Survive the Deepfake Election with McAfee’s 2024 Election AI Toolkit
As malicious deepfakes continue to flood our screens with disinformation during this election year, we’ve released our 2024 Election AI...
How to Spot a Deepfake on Social Media
Think you can spot a fake on social media? It’s getting tougher. Particularly as deepfake technology gets far better and...
How to Delete Your Instagram Account
Thinking about deleting your Instagram account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...
How to Delete Your Facebook Account
Thinking about deleting your Facebook account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...
How to Delete Your TikTok Account
Thinking about deleting your TikTok account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...
How to Avoid Oversharing on Social Media
What is oversharing on social media? And how do you avoid it? Oversharing on social media takes on a couple...
Location, Location, Location: Three Reasons It Matters for Your Smartphone
With its built-in location services, your smartphone can point you to plenty of places. To the location of your vacation...
What is Malware?
What is malware? A dictionary-like definition is “malicious software that attacks computers, smartphones, and other connected devices.” In fact, “malware”...
How to Reset Your Gmail Password After Being Hacked
If you think your Gmail account’s been hacked, you’ll want to act. And act quickly. The fact is that your...
Hallucinating Headlines: The AI-Powered Rise of Fake News
The number of AI-powered fake news sites has now surpassed the number of real local newspaper sites in the U.S....
How Typosquatting Scams Work
Typosquatting is when someone registers a web address that’s a misspelling of a known website — usually a popular one....
How to Avoid Scams in the Wake of Hurricane Helene and Milton
In the aftermath of a major disaster like Hurricane Helene and Milton, people come together to rebuild and recover. Unfortunately,...
Beware of These Voting Scams Happening Now
With the election quickly approaching, it’s essential to be informed and cautious about the growing number of voting scams. Scammers...
Scarlett Johansson Tops McAfee’s 2024 Celebrity Hacker Hotlist for AI Online Scams
In today’s digital world, the line between reality and deception has become increasingly blurred, with cybercriminals leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies...
Clickbait and Switch: How AI Makes Disinformation Go Viral
Bad news travels quickly. Or so goes the old saying. Yet we do know this: disinformation and fake news spread...
What Are the 6 Types of Identity Theft
You crack open your credit card statement and something seems … off. Maybe it’s a couple of small online purchases...
My Instagram Has Been Hacked – What Do I Do Now?
In my world of middle-aged mums (mams), Instagram is by far the most popular social media platform. While many of...
What Personal Data Do Companies Track?
Private tech companies gather tremendous amounts of user data. Understand what information is being collected by tech companies, how it’s being used, and how you can protect your privacy online.
Top Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Imagine this: you wake up one morning to find that your bank account has been emptied overnight. Someone halfway across...
How to Stop Phone Spoofing
From impersonating police officers in Pennsylvania to employees of the City of San Antonio, scammers have been impersonating officials nationwide...
What is Artificial Intelligence?
At the beginning of the year, the Associated Press described artificial intelligence (AI) as “easily the biggest buzzword for world...
Top Strategies For Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
What if I told you that the most important thing you need to keep your kids safe online doesn’t come...
Introducing AI PCs with McAfee Deepfake Detector
In today’s digital world, both personal and professional environments are evolving faster than ever. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes integral...
Why You Need a Personal VPN
It used to be the case that only businesses used virtual private networks (VPNs) to connect securely to the internet...
