Securing Tomorrow. Today.

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.

Read Blog

Featured Blogs

McAfee Labs

Fake Android Update Delivers SMS, Click Fraud in Europe

McAfee Mobile Research has been monitoring a mobile malware campaign targeting users in Germany, France, and Russia since the beginning...

Internet Security Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

Fake AntiVirus Pop Ups, Mac Edition

I often hear Mac users say “Oh, I don’t have to worry about viruses. I have a Mac!” Well, unfortunately,...

Mobile Security Security News

Fake Apps & Banking Trojans Are Cybercriminal Favorites

Today, we are all pretty reliant on our mobile technology. From texting, to voice messaging, to mobile banking, we have...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Fake Bahrain Government Android App Steals Personal Data Used for Financial Fraud

Authored by Dexter Shin Many government agencies provide their services online for the convenience of their citizens. Also, if this...

McAfee Labs

Fake Cleaning Apps in Google Play: an AutoRun Attack and More

Almost exactly one year ago, Google announced the addition of a “new layer to Android security,” a service codenamed Bouncer...

Family Safety

Fake News: What Every Parent Needs To Know

Fake news: we’ve all heard about it but what does it actually mean? Is it really a new concept or...

McAfee Labs

Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System

Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi  McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...

Internet Security McAfee Labs

Fake Toll Road Scam Texts are Everywhere. These Cities are The Most Targeted.

Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta,...

Mobile Security Security News

Fake Vertu App Infects Korean and Japanese Android Users

A new threat has surfaced targeting users in Korea and Japan, but this attack, unlike others making the news, is...

Mobile Security Security News

Fake WannaCry Protection Apps Hit the Google Play Store

WannaCry was the ransomware attack heard around the world. It impacted more than 150 countries and infected over 250,000 devices...

McAfee Labs

Fake WannaCry ‘Protectors’ Emerge on Google Play

Are Android devices affected by the self-propagating ransomware WannaCry? No—because this threat exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This malware...

McAfee Labs

Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again

Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase a product to...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Fakecalls Android Malware Abuses Legitimate Signing Key

Authored by Dexter Shin  McAfee Mobile Research Team found an Android banking trojan signed with a key used by legitimate...

McAfee Labs

Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims

Alexandr Solad and Daniel Hatheway of Recorded Future are coauthors of this post. Read Recorded Future’s version of this analysis. ...

Family Safety

Family Safety News: 3 Big Stories You May Have Missed

The news that produces a safer Internet for our kids is not always good but it is shaping the digital...

Family Safety

Family Safety: Twitter, Instagram Beef Up Measures to Fight Hate Speech, Bullying

The past few weeks have proven to be wins for family safety with several top social networks announcing changes to...

Family Safety

Family Tech Check: 5 Ways to Help Kids Balance Tech Over Summer Break

It’s mind-blowing to think that when you become a parent, you have just 18 summers with your child before he...

Family Safety

Family Tech: How to Save Your Vanishing Attention Span

Researchers have published a handful of studies in the past few years that examine the impact of technology on the...

Subscribe to McAfee Securing Tomorrow Blogs

Back to top