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Survey: More Than Half of Travelers Couldn’t Unplug on Vacation
Everybody knows it, everybody admits it, and everybody seems to accept it. We’re addicted to our mobile phones. While over-attachment...
Are You Safer Unplugging on Vacation?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. You probably know by now that I love technology. I have either my...
Macro Malware Adds Tricks, Uses MaxMind to Avoid Detection
Macro malware continues to evolve and use new tricks to evade detection. This threat is responsible for downloading malicious Trojans...
10 Quick Ways to Spot and Stop Fake News Online
The influence of social media and the sheer reach of information — both true and false — is dominating headlines...
Floki Bot a Sensation With International Cybercriminals
Floki Bot, new financial malware, is popular with English-, Portuguese-, and Russian-speaking underground criminal markets, winning over cybercriminals with new...
Securing Today’s Connected Home
When thinking of cyber threats, malware, phishing, and data breaches typically come to mind. But as 2016 has shown us,...
Two Attacks On Mobile Banking Are Back
It feels as through every day, a new app is released that makes it easier to pay for something through...
With Release of Windows 10, Questions About BitLocker Arise Again
This post was written by Ted Pan. For those of you who were around during the original release of Microsoft’s...
McAfee Launches ‘Threat Landscape Dashboard’
Every week, we read in the news of another breach or targeted campaign, as more patches are released to protect...
Spora Ransomware Infects ‘Offline’—Without Talking to Control Server
Spora is a ransomware family that encrypts victims’ files and demands money to decrypt the files. It has infected many...
What Is Ransomware and Who Does It Target?
Lockouts—they happen. We forget our keys, we can’t remember our passwords—and sometimes, someone else locks us out. And in the...
Millions of Verizon Customers’ Phone Numbers and Accounts PINs Exposed
When your phone is experiencing an issue, you call support, ask for technical tips, and provide personal information when necessary....
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach
Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus in the country, said on Thursday it suffered a major breach in...
Catch Phish If You Can
There are some movies you can watch over and over again. For me, it’s “Catch Me If You Can,” Steven...
‘BadRabbit’ Ransomware Burrows Into Russia, Ukraine
This post was researched and written by Christiaan Beek, Tim Hux, David Marcus, Charles McFarland, Douglas McKee, and Raj Samani. McAfee...
PayPal Users: Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Phishing Scam
It’s the season of giving, which means internet scams are practically everywhere, as cybercriminals are trying to trick eager holiday...
Meltdown and Spectre Aren’t Done Just Yet – New Malware Uses Exploits to Attack Browsers
We kicked off 2018 with two powerful new exploits: Meltdown and Spectre. And since the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre...
Today’s Connected Cars Vulnerable to Hacking, Malware
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently published an article about threats to automobiles on the French site JournalAuto.com. Connected cars are growing rapidly in number and represent the next big step in personal transportation.
