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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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The Morning After: What Happens to Data Post-Breach?

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How To Protect Yourself From The Malware That’s Costing Consumers Millions

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. You may have heard about the hack of a Presbyterian Medical Center...

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Current Campaign Delivers Hundreds of Thousands of Polymorphic Ransomware

You might have been getting out of bed when attackers started sending hundreds of thousands of fake invoices the morning...

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McAfee Corporate Marketing Priorities

As we move into the second half of 2016, I hope you and your marketing teams have recognized the value...

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What Strategic Engagement Can Do for You – Americas Partner Awards

Last night at the McAfee Americas Partner Summit we recognized elite performance in our channel by handing out our annual...

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Server-Side Request Forgery Takes Advantage of Vulnerable App Servers

This blog was written by Kunal Garg. Server-side request forgery is an attack in which an attacker can force a...

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Key Lessons From Verizon’s ‘2016 Data Breach Investigations Report’

The annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is out and reinforces the value of well-established cybersecurity practices. The good folks...

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Sex Sells: Looking at Android Adult Adware Apps

Advertising is one of the primary methods to generate money from mobile devices. Ads can be displayed in the browser...

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Fad Diet Ads Online Open the Door for Cybercriminals

Fad diets have tempted people throughout history. At the turn of the 20th century, the Tapeworm Diet was the trend...

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10 Easy Ways to Clean Up & Curate Your Social Media

People are watching you right now. Like it or not — agree with the intrusion or not — you are...

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Can Zealous Security Cause Harm?

Good security requires balancing risks, costs, and usability. Too much or too little of each can be unhealthy and lead...

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Talk to Your Kids About Online Safety, Sextortion On The Rise

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. In my day-to-day activities at McAfee, I deal with a lot of security...

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5 Steps to Enhance Security of Cloud Applications

This blog post was written by Dileep Dasari. When you move applications to the cloud, the attack surface changes while the vulnerabilities...

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Old Breach Revisited: Cybercriminal Sells 117 Million LinkedIn Credentials

This week, a cybercriminal group going by the moniker “Peace” made headlines across the Internet. Peace didn’t do anything special....

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Attacks on SWIFT Banking System Benefit From Insider Knowledge

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines about the compromise of a bank in Bangladesh from which cybercriminals attempted to steal...

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Why You Should Think Before Geotagging that Selfie

Do you remember the first time you posted on social media? Maybe it was a blog on LiveJournal or an...

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5 Summer Tech Monitoring Tips for Busy Parents

Did you feel the seismic shift this week as most families went from a school to a summer schedule? The...

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