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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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New Details on HBO Attack Emerge, “Game of Thrones” Actors’ Personal Data Leaked

Cybercriminals continue to send their regards to HBO, as their threats have turned into a stark reality. First, they teased...

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New Cortana Vulnerability Could Allow Cybercriminals to Bypass Lock Screen On Windows 10

Digital assistants help us look up the weather, play our favorite music, and allow us to quickly access a lot...

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New Campaign Kits: Elevate Your Marketing by Elevating Your Conversations

IT decision makers have spoken – good information is hard to find. According to IDG’s 2016 Customer Engagement Research, a...

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New Apps Make It Easy to Save SnapChats

The SnapChat smart phone app is one of the newest crazes for teens because it allows a user to send...

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New App Allows Cybercriminals to Create Customized Ransomware

From clothes to food – we practically buy everything on the internet these days. That includes ransomware as well. And...

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New App Allows Cybercriminals to Create Customized Ransomware

From clothes to food – we practically buy everything on the internet these days. That includes ransomware as well. And...

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New Android SpyAgent Campaign Steals Crypto Credentials via Image Recognition

Authored by SangRyol Ryu Recently, McAfee’s Mobile Research Team uncovered a new type of mobile malware that targets mnemonic keys...

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New Android Malware Sneaks Past Security by Pretending to Be Real Apps

Cybercriminals are getting smarter. They’re now using a development toolkit called .NET MAUI to create fake apps that look and...

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New Android Malware Found in 144 GooglePlay Apps

McAfee’s Mobile Research team has found a new Android malware in 144 “Trojanized” applications on Google Play. We named this...

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New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI 

Authored by Dexter Shin  Summary  Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their techniques to bypass security measures. Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research...

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Neverquest Banking Trojan Uses VNC, SOCKS in New Threat

A new banking Trojan in the news, known as Neverquest, is active and being used to attack a number of...

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Nev & Michelle have a Conversation with the Students of Gertz-Ressler High

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), McAfee joined up with the National Cyber Security Alliance at Gertz-Ressler...

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Networked Printers at Risk

Multifunction printers (MFPs) have been common in offices for years. They let employees print, scan, and copy documents. Two separate talks...

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Netop Vision Pro – Distance Learning Software is 20/20 in Hindsight

The McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and hardware to help...

Family Safety

Netiquette – Teaching Your Kids Online Manners

‘Chew with your mouth closed’ ‘Say please and thank you’ ‘Don’t interrupt – wait your turn to speak’ How many...

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Netflix Users: Don’t Get Hooked by This Tricky Phishing Email

If you own a smart TV, or even just a computer, it’s likely you have a Netflix account. The streaming...

Internet Security

Netflix Phishing Scam Lures Users Into Calling Fake Tech Support

A group of scammers seem to have taken to heart the lesson bequeathed to us by Three Dog Night in...

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Nemty Ransomware – Learning by Doing

Executive Summary The McAfee Advanced Threat Research Team (ATR) observed a new ransomware family named ‘Nemty’ on 20 August 2019....

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Necurs, Zbot Use Obfuscated Windows XP Detection to Bypass Analysis

This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. McAfee Labs has recently come across a number of malware samples that drop...

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Necurs Botnet Leads the World in Sending Spam Traffic

In Q4 2017 we found that the Necurs and Gamut botnets comprised 97% of spam botnet traffic. (See the McAfee...

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Navigating Today’s Connected World

Whether we’re with our romantic partners or members of our family, our devices are not far behind. In fact, staying...

Internet Security

Navigating cybersecurity challenges in the early days of Agentic AI 

As we continue to evolve the field of AI, a new branch that has been accelerating recently is Agentic AI....

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Narilam Trojan Targets Iranian Financial Software

Iranian infrastructure has been on the radar of cyberattackers for a couple of years. We have already witnessed organized and...

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Myth: Apple Products Don’t Get Viruses

Have you ever bitten into an apple and found a worm? I have, and it’s yummy! Anyway, how many times...

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Myth-busting Antivirus Software Assumptions

The number of new viruses grows every day. In fact, McAfee registers an average of 1.1 million new malicious programs...

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Mystery Shopping Scams: What They Look Like, and How to Avoid Them

Mystery shopping can be exhilarating. It’s almost like the life of a spy, as you send secret details back to...

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MyFitnessPal, Panera Bread, Saks Fifth Avenue: What to Know About the Recent Data Breaches

This blog has been updated as of 4/4. Practically everything has become digitized in 2018. We’ve developed thousands of health...

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