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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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Artificial Intelligence: Friend Or Foe?

This blog was written by Ian Yip.  The future of cyber safety and personal development lies in the partnership between...

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Smart Parents Dig Deeper Than Clickbait

This blog was written by Jocelyn Brewer. We’ve all seen it – that family at the café, heads down, scrolling...

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The McAfee Adventures of a Middle School Teacher

By Lori, AVID Teacher, Haggard Middle School I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen. –...

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The Future of Cyber Safety: Could Artificial Intelligence Be The Silver Bullet?

Stay Safe Online Week 2017 Cyber safety: outsourcing to experts makes such sense! Like most multi-tasking millennium mums, I’m a...

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October is Bullying Prevention Month. Are You Willing to Do Just One Thing?

Life is busy. Events, celebrations, and deadlines fight for space on the family calendar. It’s so easy to zoom through...

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Working 9 to 5 on Mobile Security

I love watching old movies, like the classic “9 to 5” and realizing how antiquated the tools used in the...

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Staying Anonymous on the Blockchain: Concerns and Techniques

With Bitcoin at one point valued at more than $5,000 per unit, cryptocurrencies have excited a lot of interest from...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

No Password, No Problem: How This PledgeMusic Bug Let Anyone Log in Without a Password

Some music sites allow fans to stream any song they want for a monthly fee, others create suggestions or radio...

McAfee Labs

Taiwan Bank Heist and the Role of Pseudo Ransomware

Widespread reports claim the Far Eastern International Bank in Taiwan has become a victim of hacking. The attacks demonstrate the global nature of cybercrime, with the cybercriminals attempting to wire US$60 million to destinations such as Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and the United States.

Life at McAfee

Conquering Fear at McAfee

By Radhika, Director of Global Consumer Product Marketing. With the U.S. school year beginning, I’ve been in touch with the...

Family Safety

‘No One Likes You’: And the Other Hurtful Ways Kids Bully One Another Online

One of the most wounding things a young person can hear is “No one likes you.” Most likely because that...

Internet Security

How KRACK Threatens Wi-Fi’s Security Underpinnings and What It Means for You

If you grew up before, or even during the 90s, you were familiar with a world of cords. A cord...

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McAfee Honors 19 Partners with Awards for Excellence in Security

Today in Las Vegas, we recognized stand out performance by handing out our annual partner awards. This year, 19 partners...

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Tips for Effective Threat Hunting

This blog was co-written by Ramnath Venugopalan. In May, McAfee surveyed more than 700 IT and security professionals around the...

McAfee News

McAfee Customer Success Group Puts Customers at the Core

To Our Valued Customers: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Aneel Jaeel, the new leader of the McAfee Customer...

McAfee Labs

KRACKs Against Wi-Fi Serious But Not End of the World

This blog was written by Brook Schoenfield. On October 12, researcher Mathy Vanhoef announced a set of Wi-Fi attacks that...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Infected Minecraft Apps Could Potentially Turn Over 2M Android Devices Into a Botnet Army

We all love a good game, especially those that allow us to create and innovate with the touch of our...

McAfee Labs

ROCA: Which Key-Pair Attacks Are Credible?

This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield. In the past two weeks, we have seen two big encryption issues arise:...

McAfee Labs

KRACKs: Five Observations on WPA Authentication Vulnerability

KRACKs are in the news. McAfee has already discussed these key reinstallation attacks that affect Wi-Fi setups in two posts:...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

What To Do If Your Data Is Stolen

If you’re like most people, you share your personal information with a number of companies and service providers, from banks...

Family Safety

Conversation Starters: Keep Your Kids Safe on the Road, at School, and Online

Making “safety” a priority for kids is about as exciting as watching the snow melt on a snow day. So...

Internet Security

Meet IoT_reaper: The New Malware Building a Massive Botnet Army

WannaCry, Petya, the Dyn distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack – all now infamous cyberattacks that have defined the modern threat landscape....

McAfee Labs

Analyzing Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit CVE-2017-11826

McAfee Labs has performed frequent analyses of Office-related threats over the years: In 2015, we presented research on the Office...

McAfee Labs

Code Execution Technique Takes Advantage of Dynamic Data Exchange

Email phishing campaigns are a popular social engineering technique among hackers. The idea is simple: Craft an email that looks...

McAfee Labs

Configuring McAfee ENS and VSE to Prevent Macroless Code Execution in Office Apps

Microsoft Office macros are a popular method of distributing malware. Users can defend themselves against macro attacks by disabling macros....

Life at McAfee

Inclusion Drives Innovation: An Employee’s Perspective on Being Differently Abled

By Karla Jackson, Digital Media Specialist, McAfee “With Our People at The Heart, We Are McAfee.” If you make your...

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Expiro Malware Is Back and Even Harder to Remove

File infector malware adds malicious code to current files. This makes removal tricky because deleting infections results in the loss...

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