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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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Cybercriminal Speaks With Child via Hacked Smart Camera: How You Can Stay Protected

IoT devices enter our homes out of ease and convenience, as the gadgets often optimize or streamline ordinary tasks —...

Family Safety

Parents: You May Want to Pay Closer Attention to the TikTok App

You aren’t imagining things. Everyone is talking about the popular video-sharing app TikTok. That’s because it has simultaneously become both...

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750K Birth Certificate Applications Exposed Online: 5 Tips to Help You Stay Secure

Most people applying for birth certificates aren’t thinking that their private information will be made readily available to the public....

McAfee Labs

Top Tips to Spot Tech Support Scams

There are number of ways scammers use to target your money or personal details.  These scams include support sites for...

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7 Tips to Make Sure Your Smartphone Use Doesn’t Ruin Holiday Gatherings

The gravy wasn’t the only thing steaming at the Thanksgiving table this year. Grandma wasn’t happy. It turns out that...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Attention Android Users: Is CallerSpy Malware Spying on You?

Meet CallerSpy malware, a new form of mobile malware designed to snoop on calls, texts, and other smartphone communications. This...

McAfee Labs

Analysis of LooCipher, a New Ransomware Family Observed This Year

Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial Discovery This year seems to again be the year for ransomware. Notorious attacks were made...

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Your Data Privacy in 2020

The end of 2019 is rapidly approaching, and with the coming of a new year comes the perfect opportunity to...

McAfee Labs

McAfee Labs 2020 Threats Predictions Report

With 2019’s headlines of ransomware, malware, and RDP attacks almost behind us, we shift our focus to the cybercrime threats...

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How to Ensure You Don’t Fall Victim to a Holiday Scam this Festive Season

If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, I have no doubt that he’d revise his famous quote: ‘Nothing can be said...

Family Safety

7 Ways to Wreck a Cybercrook’s Holidays

’Tis the season for giving and who better to give a giant headache to than the digital scammers working overtime...

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Beat Black Friday Scammers: Secure Your Online Purchases From Fake Payment Processors

They see you when you’re shopping, they know when you click “pay” – cybercriminals, that is. With Black Friday and...

Family Safety

Could Your Child be Sexting? Signs to Look for and Ways to Respond

Oh, what we wouldn’t do to travel back in time to the days before smartphones kid-jacked our families, right? But...

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2.2 Million Users Affected By Latest Data Exposure: 4 Tips to Stay Secure

The digitalization of data allows it to move effortlessly and be accessed from devices and places around the world within...

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Are Smart Padlocks Secure Enough to Protect Your Packages?

“Hackable?” host Geoff Siskind likes to shop online. A lot. What he doesn’t like is how often his packages are...

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‘Tis the Season for Cybersecurity: Stay Protected This Holiday Season

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season – and with the holidays comes various opportunities for cyber-scrooges...

Mobile Security Family Safety

Sadfishing, Deepfakes & TikTok: Headlines You May Have Missed

Technology trends move fast and the digital newsfeeds run non-stop. No worries, we’ve got your backs, parents. Here are three...

McAfee Labs

Spanish MSSP Targeted by BitPaymer Ransomware

Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez Initial Discovery This week the news hit that several companies in Spain were hit by a...

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Veterans Day U.S. – A McAfee MoM’s Reflection

By: Deb, Executive Assistant, Plano TX On Monday, November 11, the U.S. celebrates Veterans Day. We at McAfee U.S. are...

McAfee Labs

Buran Ransomware; the Evolution of VegaLocker

McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research Team observed how a new ransomware family named ‘Buran’ appeared in May 2019. Buran works as...

Mobile Security

Are Some Phone Charging Cables Dangerous to Plug in?

We’ve all felt helpless as our phone’s battery dwindles in a moment of dire need. 25%…15%… 5%. The panic sets...

Family Safety

Helping Kids Think Critically About Influencers They Follow Online

When I was a teenager, my role model was Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton. I admired everything about her. I...

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What You Need to Know About the Google Chrome Vulnerabilities

While you might have been preoccupied with ghosts and goblins on Halloween night, a different kind of spook began haunting...

Family Safety

Chapter Preview: Ages 11 to 17 – From Tweens to Teens

For anyone who asks what happens during the tween through teen years, the best answer is probably, “What doesn’t happen?!”...

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3 Tips to Protect Yourself From the Office 365 Phishing Scams

Cybercriminals seem to get more and more sophisticated with their attacks, and phishing scams are no different. The McAfee Labs...

McAfee Labs

Office 365 Users Targeted by Voicemail Scam Pages

McAfee Labs has been observing a new phishing campaign using a fake voicemail message to lure victims into entering their Office 365 email credentials.

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A Cybersecurity Horror Story: Stay Secure From October’s Creepiest Threats

Halloween time is among us and ghosts and goblins aren’t the only things lurking in the shadows. This past month...

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