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Shopaholics: Beware of Risky Wi-Fi
As the days grow shorter and twinkly lights pop up on houses lining the block, one thing is clear: the...
Shop till You’re Hacked? 3 Tips to Stay Secure this Holiday Season
With just days until Black Friday, the unofficial kick off to the holiday shopping season is quickly approaching. In anticipation...
Shiva’s Tragic Accident Turns into a Story of Resilience
My McAfee Chronicles is a series featuring McAfee team members who have interesting and inspiring life stories to share. Meet Shiva, a...
ShinyHunters Exposes Over 125 Million Online Credentials
ShinyHunters Exposes Over 125 Million Online Credentials Meet ShinyHunters, a hacker who recently leaked 10 new databases this past month...
Shielding Against Android Phishing in Indian Banking
Authored by Neil Tyagi and Fernando Ruiz In a digitally evolving world, the convenience of banking through mobile applications has...
Sharing Isn’t Always Caring: 3 Tips to Help Protect Your Online Privacy
It’s 2019 and technology is becoming more sophisticated and prevalent than ever. With more technology comes greater connectivity. In fact,...
Sharing Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Is the Only Way We Win
Cybersecurity is a team sport. The bad guys share information, expertise, and code as they help one another. The good...
Share Your Heart, Not Your Identity: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe on Valentine’s Day
I love Valentine’s day, it’s the one day of the year exclusively dedicated to sharing: we share our feelings, our...
Share Kids Images Safely
Kids images online. I’m not a big sharer online but I do love popping up a few pics of an...
Shamoon Returns to Wipe Systems in Middle East, Europe
Destructive malware has been employed by adversaries for years. Usually such attacks are carefully targeted and can be motivated by...
Shamoon Rebooted?
We have recently received notifications and samples from impacted organizations in the Middle East that have hallmarks of the Shamoon...
Shamoon Rebooted in Middle East, Part 2
Last week we provided some initial analysis on recent attacks targeting organizations in the Middle East. The attack has hallmarks...
Shamoon Attackers Employ New Tool Kit to Wipe Infected Systems
Last week the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team posted an analysis of a new wave of Shamoon “wiper” malware attacks...
Sextortion: What Your Kids Need to Know
Sextortion is a nightmare scenario no parent wants to contemplate, yet recent FBI reports indicate a distressing rise in cases...
Sextortion – What Every Parent Needs To Know
Imagine this. You’re 15, feeling unsure about yourself in the world, possibly even a little lonely. One day, a pretty...
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...
Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates
Overview For the March 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of seven DNS vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities are...
Seven Android Apps Infected With Adware, Downloaded Over 500,000 Times
The amount we use our apps and the amount of apps we use has shown no signs of slowing. And...