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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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McAfee Labs

Trojanized Propaganda App Uses Twitter to Infect, Spy on Sympathizers

The Mobile Malware Research Team of McAfee has discovered in recent weeks a number of new threats in the Middle...

McAfee Labs

Trojanized Pokémon GO Android App Found in the Wild

Pokémon GO is a new mobile game that allows fans to “catch” Pokemons in the real world using augmented reality...

McAfee Labs

Trojanized Photo App on Google Play Signs Up Users for Premium Services

Mobile apps usually have names that give some indication of their function. In one recent case, however, we found a...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Trojan Turns Computers Into Bitcoin Mining Machines

It has long been known that Bitcoin—the crypto-currency offering users almost completely anonymous transactions online—is the favored currency for the...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Trojan Hides in ROM of Chinese Android Devices

In China, some mobile phone geeks like to refresh their Android machines with images from the Internet. For some mobile...

Family Safety

Trivia Time: Test Your Family’s Password Safety Knowledge

Passwords have become critical tools for every citizen of the digital world. Passwords stand between your family’s gold mine of...

McAfee Labs

Triton Malware Spearheads Latest Attacks on Industrial Systems

Malware that attacks industrial control systems (ICS), such as the Stuxnet campaign in 2010, is a serious threat. This class of cyber sabotage can spy on, disrupt, or destroy systems that manage large-scale industrial processes. An essential danger in this threat is that it moves from mere digital damage to ...

McAfee Labs

Trillium Toolkit Leads to Widespread Malware

Any aspiring cybercriminal can buy one of many malicious toolkits to craft a downloader and distribute malware. After a time these downloaders...

McAfee Labs

Trillium Exploit Kit Update Offers ‘Security Tips’

McAfee Labs has previously blogged about the Trillium Exploit Kit Version 3.0, which is commonly used to create and distribute malware....

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