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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 Wave of SHTML Phishing Attacks

Authored By Anuradha McAfee Labs has recently observed a new wave of phishing attacks. In this wave, the attacker has...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

New Vulnerabilities in Smart TVs Could Allow Hackers to Spy on Users

As recent events like CES and MWC have proved, the popularity of connected devices is showing no signs of slowing....

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

New VPNFilter Malware Contains Kill Switch, Infects Over 500,000 Devices

Routers are the driving force behind a lot of our modern-day internet use. They power our Wi-Fi, and therefore our...

Internet Security

New TikTok App on the Horizon: What US Users Need to Know About the Risks

As reports emerge of a new TikTok app known internally as “M2” specifically designed for US users, McAfee warns that...

McAfee Labs

New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Spam

During the last couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nemucod, a malicious...

Internet Security

New tech for the holidays? Watch out for these tech support scams.

We all know the frustration. A new piece of tech isn’t working the way it should. Or maybe setting it up is...

McAfee Labs

New Security Reality for Internet of Things

  Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are forcing a shift in how we think about the Internet of...

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New Ryuk Ransomware Sample Targets Webservers

Executive Summary Ryuk is a ransomware that encrypts a victim’s files and requests payment in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to release the...

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New Research: Hackers Are Using AI-Written Code to Spread Malware

McAfee Labs has uncovered a widespread malware campaign hiding inside fake downloads for things like game mods, AI tools, drivers,...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

New McAfee Report Reveals Identity Theft is the Most Expensive Form of Property Crime

Between Uber, Equifax, and a handful of others, the U.S. has witnessed major data breaches in the past year that...

McAfee Labs

New Malicious Clicker found in apps installed by 20M+ users

Authored by SangRyol Ryu Cybercriminals are always after illegal advertising revenue. As we have previously reported, we have seen many...

McAfee Labs

New Labs Report: ‘Analyzing Project Blitzkrieg’

Project Blitzkrieg, a current attack on US financial institutions, got a lot of media attention following a blog posting by...

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New Insights From McAfee’s Survey Around Remote Work

The last few months have brought about a lot of change for all of us. Due to social distancing, companies...

McAfee Labs

New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store

Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team has identified new malware on the Google Play Store. Most of them...

Family Safety

New Family Dynamics As the Connected Lifestyle Grows

“You know that we are living in a digital world and I am a digital girl.” I often find myself humming...

McAfee Labs

New Exploit of Sandworm Zero-Day Could Bypass Official Patch

Update of October 25: Some comments posted after we published this report suggest that our proof-of-concept exploit will trigger the...

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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...

Security News

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...

Family Safety

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...

Internet Security

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

Mobile Security

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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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