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Ryuk, Exploring the Human Connection
In collaboration with Bill Siegel and Alex Holdtman from Coveware. At the beginning of 2019, McAfee ATR published an...
Ryuk Ransomware Attack: Rush to Attribution Misses the Point
Senior analyst Ryan Sherstobitoff contributed to this report. During the past week, an outbreak of Ryuk ransomware that impeded newspaper...
Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Passwords
On Tuesday afternoon, The New York Times revealed that a group of Russian hackers now holds 1.2 billion username and...
RUOK Day – How to Get Help Online When You’re Not Feeling OK
I’m such a fan of RUOK? Day. Started in 2009, it’s an Australian non-profit suicide prevention that is all about...
Running from Ransomware: A Mobile User’s Guide
From the second my alarm goes off, my day goes 100 miles a minute. In addition to getting myself ready...
Running from Ransomware: A Mobile User’s Guide
From the second my alarm goes off, my day goes 100 miles a minute. In addition to getting myself ready...
RTF Zero-Day Attack CVE-2014-1761 Shows Sophistication of Attackers
A serious RTF zero-day attack has struck recently. McAfee detection solutions were provided a couple of days ago that allowed...
RTF Attack Takes Advantage of Multiple Exploits
This is a joint analysis by Haifei Li, Stanley Zhu, and Jun Xie of McAfee Labs Recently, the rich text...
Rovnix Downloader Updated with SinkHole and Time Checks
McAfee Labs has found that the latest Rovnix downloader now comes with the capability to check for the sinkholing of...
RottenSys Malware Reminds Users to Think Twice Before Buying a Bargain Phone
China is a region that has been targeted with mobile malware for over a decade, as malware authors there are...
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue – What Does Your Personal Data Say About You?
A classic meet-cute – the moment where two people, destined to be together, meet for the first time. This rom-com...
Rooting Exploit for Android Works Silently
In our last blog about Android malware, we discussed the expanding threat landscape for Android malware. Recently, we received an...
Rogue Drones Cause Gatwick Airport to Close for Over 30 Hours: More on This Threat
As the Internet of Things works its way into almost every facet of our daily lives, it becomes more important...
RockYou2024: Unpacking the Largest Password Leak in History
This Fourth of July brought fireworks in the form of a digital security breach, one that has been recorded as...
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:...
Robot Character Analysis Reveals Trust Issues
Retired Marine fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor Dave Berke said “Every single thing you do in your life, every...
Roaming Mantis Amplifies Smishing Campaign with OS-Specific Android Malware
The Roaming Mantis smishing campaign has been impersonating a logistics company to steal SMS messages and contact lists from Asian...
Risky Selfie Trend: Snapping and Driving
Just when you thought the dangerous selfie craze was winding down, there’s a whole new trend that poses a risk to drivers....
