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Major International Airport’s Security System Found for Sale on Dark Web RDP Shop
The closest many of us get to the dark web is watching hackers surf it in television shows or movies....
Google Play Users Risk a Yellow Card With Android/FoulGoal.A
This blog post was co-written by Irfan Asrar. English soccer fans have enthusiastically enjoyed the team’s current run in the...
What Drives a Ransomware Criminal? CoinVault Developers Convicted
How often do we get a chance to learn what goes on in the minds of cybercriminals? Two members of...
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...
iPhone Users: This Mobile Malware Could Allow Cybercriminals to Track Your Location
The iPhone and many of the apps designed to live on the device have the ability to track our location....
5 Screen Time Principles to Establish When Your Kids are Still Babies
Screen time — how much is too much — is a red-hot issue right now and for good reasons. Now, with...
How My McAfee Internship Launched My Career
By: Ruby, Digital Media Specialist It’s often assumed that interns are usually college undergraduates with a temporary assignment. I’m an...
Facing the Fear of Public Speaking with Toastmasters
By: DaWane, Sales Director Standing in front of 800 parents and fellow students to deliver the welcome address, thoughts swirled...
Are Fake Apps Taking Over Your Phone?
It seems some malicious app developers have taken the phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” to heart, as fake...
McAfee Interns Share Their Experience for #NationalInternDay
By Christie, HR Communications Intern As someone who always wanted to make an impact in the world, I thought nonprofit...
Millions of iOS and Android Users Could Be Compromised by Bluetooth Bug
Similar to smartphones and computers, Bluetooth is one of the modern-day pieces of tech that has spread wide and far....
CactusTorch Fileless Threat Abuses .NET to Infect Victims
McAfee Labs has noticed a significant shift by some actors toward using trusted Windows executables, rather than external malware, to...
Focus on Real Friends This Friendship Day
I walked into my niece’s room and found her busy making colourful bands. “What are these for?” I asked. “Friendship...
Ransomware Hits Healthcare, 45,000 Patient Records Compromised in Blue Springs Breach
More and more, ransomware attacks are targeting one specific industry – health care. As detailed in our McAfee Labs Threats...
GandCrab Ransomware Puts the Pinch on Victims
Update: On August 9 we added our analysis of Versions 4.2.1 and 4.3. The GandCrab ransomware first appeared in January...
5 Tips for Managing Your Digital Footprint and Online Reputation
Did you know that what you do online could determine your future? That’s because employers and universities often look at...
The Reddit Data Breach: What Consumers Need to Know
With the tagline, “giving you the best of the internet in one place,” Reddit is a popular website designed for...
Too Much Tech: 4 Steps to Get Your Child to Chill on Excessive Snapchatting
We were in the midst of what I believed to be an important conversation. “Just a sec mom,” she said promptly...
Cryptojacking Campaign Caught Targeting Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers
Our routers are our connection to the internet, allowing us to use our devices to access websites at our leisure....
Examining Code Reuse Reveals Undiscovered Links Among North Korea’s Malware Families
Attacks from the online groups Lazarus, Silent Chollima, Group 123, Hidden Cobra, DarkSeoul, Blockbuster, Operation Troy, and 10 Days of Rain are believed to have come from North Korea. But how can we know with certainty?
5 Tips To Protect Your IoT Devices
Do you think as yourself as living in a “smart home”? If you look around you may notice that you...
Hackers Tee Up a Ransomware Attack for the PGA Ahead of the 2018 Championship
Fore! That’s not a ball hitting the 9th hole, that’s a ransomware attack. You heard correctly – the PGA (Professional...
Tech Talk: Ways to Help Your Child Conquer Back-To-School Fears
The first-day-of-school jitters nearly did me in as a kid. Our military family moved ten times, so I got used...
80 to 0 in Under 5 Seconds: Falsifying a Medical Patient’s Vitals
With the explosion of growth in technology and its influence on our lives, we have become increasingly dependent on it. The medical field is no exception: Medical professionals trust technology to provide them with accurate information and base life-changing decisions on this data.
Back to School: Cybersecurity in the Classroom
It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to an end and that back-to-school time is around the corner. For...
Q&A with Software QA Manager: How McAfee Empowers Me to Shape the Future
By Simon, Software QA Manager Simon is a Software Quality Assurance Manager at the McAfee Aylesbury office. He joined the...
Microsoft Cortana Allows Browser Navigation Without Login: CVE-2018-8253
A locked Windows 10 device with Cortana enabled on the lock screen allows an attacker with physical access to the device to do two kinds of unauthorized browsing.
