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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

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...

Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

Family Safety

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

Shamoon Rebooted?

We have recently received notifications and samples from impacted organizations in the Middle East that have hallmarks of the Shamoon...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

Family Safety

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...

Internet Security

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

Security News Mobile Security

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...

Family Safety

Setting Up Parental Controls in TikTok, Instagram & Snapchat

It’s a question we get a lot from parents: “How can I keep my kids safe when they are constantly...

McAfee Labs

Setting Up HTTPS for Google App Engine Applications

Thursday, we posted advice on creating a custom domain name for an application developed with Google’s App Engine. In this...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

Setting the Stage for Your Video Interview: Job Hunting From Home

If you’ve lined up your first video interview, or just new to the whole idea in general, how do you...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

Service Provider [24]7.ai Breached, Leaked Customer Data from Delta Airlines, Sears, Kmart

A huge part of modern-day customer service is the chat functionality, which allows customers to converse easily with representatives of...

McAfee Labs

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...

Security News Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Sensitive Data on 3 Million Facebook Users Potentially Exposed by Suspended App

From Facebook to Twitter and now back to Facebook – the past few months have seen some of the most...

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