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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

Looking Into the World of Ransomware Actors Reveals Some Surprises

During the preparations for our keynotes at McAfee’s recent MPOWER conference, we brainstormed a few topics we wanted to share...

McAfee Labs

Operation Dragonfly Analysis Suggests Links to Earlier Attacks

On September 6, Symantec published details of the Dragonfly campaign, which targeted dozens of energy companies throughout 2017. This attack...

Privacy & Identity Protection

How the IoT supports the world’s largest industries

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. The Internet of Things (IoT) has already helped to connect our world...

McAfee Labs

McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research Aids Arrest of Suspected Cybercrime Gang

In our recent research, we interviewed the actors behind ransomware campaigns. One of the interesting findings was cybercriminals seemed to have a sense of absolute safety when conducting criminal operations. Cybercrime is an area of crime like no other, perceived as low-risk with high returns, which contributes greatly to its ...

Family Safety

Be Unhackable: Here’s Your Post-Holiday Gift Safety Checklist

‘Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the house All the smart toys were buzzing and beeping about, The chargers...

Internet Security Mobile Security

5 Cybersecurity Resolutions to Consider for the New Year

2018 is officially here, and you know what that means: a bunch of resolutions that will probably take a back...

McAfee News Privacy & Identity Protection

Key Findings from our Survey on Identity Theft, Family Safety and Home Network Security

The world is connecting to the internet now more than ever before. As a result, the popularity of connected devices...

McAfee Labs

Decyphering the Noise Around ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Team has closely followed the attack techniques that have been named Meltdown and Spectre...

Life at McAfee

Three Lessons I’ve Learned Battling Cancer and Cybercriminals

By Celeste, Senior Principal Engineer With our people at the heart, we are McAfee As Chief Data Scientist, Senior Principal...

Family Safety

2018 Resolution: Lose the Weight of Tech Safety Guilt Once and for All

January is here, and we’ve got goals to crush. We want to be more productive. We want to spend more...

McAfee Labs

Malicious Document Targets Pyeongchang Olympics

McAfee Advanced Threat Research analysts have discovered a campaign targeting organizations involved with the Pyeongchang Olympics. Attached in an email...

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McAfee Shares Threat Predictions For 2018 – As the Saying Goes, Forewarned is Forearmed

2017 has drawn to a close and phew, what a year it has been in the digital world. Terms like...

McAfee News

McAfee’s #RT2WIN CES Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions

We’re so excited to head to Las Vegas next week for CES! To celebrate, we’re giving fifteen people a chance...

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How McAfee Embedded Security Helps Medical Device Manufacturers

The blog was written by Tom Moore. Like other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, medical equipment is a vulnerable attack...

McAfee Labs

North Korean Defectors and Journalists Targeted Using Social Networks and KakaoTalk

Recently, South Korean media wrote about North Korean refugees and journalists being targeted by unknown actors using KakaoTalk (a popular...

Privacy & Identity Protection Mobile Security

5 Ways to Be Proactive When Protecting Your Personal Data

WannaCry, Equifax and Uber—in the wake of a data emergency, I often find myself hyperconscious of my online security measures:...

Internet Security McAfee News

Key Innovations and Takeaways from CES 2018

Every year, practically everyone in the consumer electronics industry catches a flight and heads to Las Vegas for The International...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Stepping Into a Cyber Safe 2018

A very Happy New Year to all my dear readers and may this year be another fragrant flower that you...

Internet Security

Bringing Security to the Cloud and Beyond

I remember talking about cloud computing years ago as something in the future or as an “experiment,” knowing that one...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Determined to Find Love Online in 2018? Here are 5 Ways to Protect Your Privacy

It turns out January is the busiest month for online dating since millions of singles have resolved to embark on...

Family Safety

Your Back To School Tech Plan

I am such a fan of school holidays! No music lessons, no sport, no commitments. Bliss!! The crazy school term...

McAfee Labs

Twitter Accounts of US Media Under Attack by Large Campaign

A previously reported campaign purportedly carried out by Turkish hacker group “Ayyildiz Tim” targeting high-profile, verified Twitter accounts with the purpose of spreading Turkish political propaganda appears to have escalated within the last 24 hours. McAfee Advanced Threat Research has investigated the new events and discovered the following.

Privacy & Identity Protection

Key Considerations for Consumers Around Data Privacy

It’s 2018 – and though we’re not living in the age of flying cars, we are living in an age...

Life at McAfee

Why Republic Day of India Matters to Me and McAfee

By Smriti, HR Partner At McAfee, we love to recognize and celebrate the traditions and holidays observed by our employees...

Privacy & Identity Protection Family Safety

How to Treat Your Family’s Personal Data Like Gold in a Hyper-Connected World

Tomorrow, January 28, is National Data Privacy Day. While that may not mean a lot to you at first glance, the...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Take Charge of Your Online Privacy on Data Privacy Day

We spend a large part of our lives in the virtual world. Not only do we study, play, socialize and...

Mobile Security

The Future of IoT: What to Expect From Our Devices This Year

The beginning of the new year is always an exciting time for consumer technology enthusiasts. Business leaders, pioneers and forward-thinking...

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