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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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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...

McAfee Labs

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...

Family Safety

Risky Apps, Jail Time for Parents of Bullies, and More Family Safety News

If you haven’t been able to skim the family safety headlines lately — no worries. We’ve plucked a few stories...

Life at McAfee

Celebrating Halloween – McAfee Style

By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator Two weeks ago, I stepped into the McAfee Plano office with a mixture...

Mobile Security

Secret Selfies: iPhone Apps Can Take Pictures and Videos of You Without Your Knowledge

“Let’s take a selfie” has become quite the popular request in 2017. Most everyone captures the occasional self-portrait using the...

McAfee Labs

Pirate Versions of Popular Apps Infiltrate Google Play via Virtualization

The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found pirated applications of popular apps distributed on the Google Play store. A pirated...

Family Safety

Be a Social Media-Savvy Parent For Your Kids

If your kids are ready to join the social media bandwagon, but you are completely lost when it comes to...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Massive Malaysian Data Breach Compromises Over 46 Million Phone Numbers

There are data breaches that impact an entire customer group, or even a certain state. And then there are data...

McAfee Labs

Self-Signed Certificates Can Be Secure, So Why Ban Them?

This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield and Ramnath Venugopalan. In many organizations the use of self-signed certificates is forbidden...

Family Safety

Kids Glued to YouTube? Here are 7 Ways to Keep them Safe While Having Fun

I spend a lot of time on YouTube. I watch health, parenting, and cooking videos until my eyes cross. And...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Marcher Malware Uses Both Credential and Credit Card Phishing to Steal Financial Data

Actors turned models turned singers — pretty much the definition of a “triple threat” in the entertainment industry. However, the...

Family Safety

STEM – How and Why To Get Your Daughter Involved

In 1990, the buzz around STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) just didn’t exist. When I was doing my HSC,...

Life at McAfee

McAfee Warriors – Building a Community Inclusive of Military Veterans

By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator As we make our way into the month of November, it’s easy to...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Why Social Engineering is a Scammer’s Secret Weapon

Criminals and scammers love to trick, deceive and manipulate their victims into handing over sensitive information, and money. This kind...

Family Safety

#WorldKindnessDay: How to Help Kids Tap into their Superpower of Being Kind

  “There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.” —Mary Anne Radmacher, American writer,...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

A Cybersecurity Carol: Key Takeaways From This Year’s Most Hackable Holiday Gifts

Now, in its third year, the McAfee Most Hackable Holiday Gifts survey is here again to examine how consumers approach device security around the holidays, and what they need to stay secure while staying in the yuletide sprit. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from McAfee’s Most ...

Mobile Security

Warning: Lokibot Is Looking to Access Your Android

This time of year is always busy for me. Between pre-holiday online shopping, and the push to connect with friends...

Life at McAfee

Supporting Our Military Veterans at McAfee

By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator Over the past week, McAfee employees around the world paused to recognize and...

Internet Security Family Safety

Importance of Cybersecurity Lessons in Schools

Are you aware that there are more than 460 million internet users in India, and this is expected to grow...

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...

Mobile Security

Grabos Malware Discovered On 144 Trojanized Android Apps

This blog was updated March 2018. Cybercriminals have been practically relentless in their attacks against the Android OS, and McAfee’s...

McAfee Labs

IoT Devices: The Gift that Keeps on Giving… to Hackers

McAfee Advanced Threat Research on Most Hackable Gifts You’ve probably noticed the recent increase in Internet connected drones, digital assistants,...

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