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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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Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Social Media Manipulation Is For Real, Some Call It As Crowd-Turfing!

An Indian investigative portal Cobrapost, recently released a report on alleged online reputation smearing/management/campaigns designed to gain/destroy political capital for who ever was...

Family Safety

Helping Your Daughter Handle Mean Girls Online

It was an ordinary Tuesday after school. Sixteen year-old Allison was texting back and forth with her best friend Katie; both were...

Mobile Security

Electronics in Flight: How Harmful are Mobile Devices to Your Aircraft?

We all know the drill: before takeoff and landing the flight attendants do a final safety inspection, walking up and...

McAfee Labs

Analyzing the Recent Windows Zero-Day Escalation of Privilege Exploit

Recently we caught a malicious sample that exploits a PDF vulnerability–CVE-2013-3346, we believe–and executes after a use-after-free condition occurs. During...

Mobile Security

Flashlight App Steals Data, Leaves Users in Dark

Ahh, the good old days—when flashlights were simple, handheld devices, used to help light your way… Not light producing mobile...

Internet Security McAfee News

McAfee LiveSafe Knocks it out of the Park as PCMag Editors’ Choice

I’ve said it for some time—the world today is becoming increasingly connected, both on-and-offline. Everything from our shopping to banking,...

Security News

‘Pony’ Botnet Gallops Off With 2 Million Passwords

In what appears to be a worldwide attack, cybercriminals have successfully stolen 2 million account passwords with a botnet known...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Suspicious Apps on Google Play Leak Google Account IDs

The Google account ID (or account name), which in most cases is a Gmail address, is one of the key...

Internet Security Mobile Security

WhatsApp With That? Security Flaw in Mobile Messaging Apps

Mobile phone calls and text messages seem to be going the way of the dinosaurs. In their place, a plethora...

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