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Is WhatsApp Safe for Kids? Here’s What Parents Need to Know
Kids use the messaging app WhatsApp to talk privately with friends, exchange content and videos, and (hopefully) fly under the parentals' radar. But is What'sApp safe for kids? Here's what parents need to know.
Is Your App Conspiring to Make Your Private Information Public?
Apps! They help us make the most of our time and bring ease in our busy lifestyle with just a...
Is Your Bank Secure? How to Protect Your Financial Information
Modern day banking is made to be easy – we login into our bank’s app on our mobile devices, click...
Is Your Browser Haunted With Ghostcat Malware?
October is finally among us, and things are spookier than usual. One ghost causing some hocus pocus across the World...
Is Your Child Being Cyberbullied? What Parents Need to Know
In this season of social distancing, teens need their friends more than ever. Daily digital connection — through texting, video...
Is Your Medical Data Safe? 16 Million Medical Scans Left Out in the Open
Have you ever needed to get an X-ray or an MRI for an injury? It turns out that these images, as...
Is Your Mobile Device Misbehaving? How to Catch Common Malware Misbehaviors
Nothing in life is free, and that’s especially true when it comes to mobile apps. Thousands of free apps are...
Is Your Password a Priority? Top Takeaways From Our World Password Survey
Whether you’re signing up for a new video-streaming service, logging back into your email, or checking your online banking, passwords...
Is your password up to snuff?
Everything from social media to banking is protected by a password. But what happens when an expert password cracker targets...
Is Your Peloton Spinning Up Malware?
[Disclaimer: The McAfee ATR team disclosed this vulnerability to Peloton and promptly started working together to responsibly develop and issue a patch within...
Is Your Smart Home Secure? 5 Tips to Help You Connect Confidently
With so many smart home devices being used today, it’s no surprise that users would want a tool to help...
Is Your Smart Home Vulnerable to a Hack Attack?
Your smart home hums right along. It sets your alarm, opens your garage door, pops up recipes on your refrigerator...
Is Your SNS Addiction Getting Out of Hand? – All Names Aren’t Cool
The news that went viral on social networking sites last week made me smile and shake my head and say,...
Is Your Teen Using Tinder? Here’s What You Need to Know
Teens are curious. It’s fun to meet and date people they don’t see in the hallways every day. It feels...
Is Your WhatsApp Being Weird? You May Need to Check For Hidden Malware
With over 2.5 billion monthly active users that have accumulated since its fruition, Android has seen massive growth over the...
Is Zombie Scrolling Syndrome Zapping Your Child’s Health?
Congratulations, parent. Your kids survived the first few weeks of the new school year. Or did they? You may want...
It’s a Zoo Out There! Data Analysis of Alleged ZooPark Dump
In early May, researchers disclosed a Mobile malware campaign by a group focused on Middle Eastern targets. This actor was...
It’s All About You: McAfee’s New All-Consumer Focus
This week, McAfee took an exciting new step in our journey—we are now a pure-play consumer company. What does that...
It’s Data Privacy Day: Here’s How to Stay Protected in 2023
When you logged on to your computer this morning, data privacy probably wasn’t the first thing you were thinking about....
It’s World Backup Day! Here’s How You Can Preserve Your Files
Let’s play a game. Go to the Photos app on your phone and look at the total number of videos...
It’s World Password Day – Give your Passwords an Overhaul!
How much of your personal data is stored online? Well, if you are anything like the ‘average Jo’ – the...
It’s World Password Day! Time to Beef Up Your Password Security
Our passwords hold the keys to our digital lives. We use them to access bank accounts, medical records, private conversations...
It’s ‘Game Over’ for Zeus and CryptoLocker
Under Operation Tovar, global law enforcement—in conjunction with the private sector and McAfee—has launched an action to dismantle the Gameover...
January 2014 #SecChat Wrap-up — Threat Predictions
Threats seem to be top of mind for the masses of late—with three large-scale attacks on major brands already this...
Japanese Banking Trojan Shifu Combines Malware Tools
In recent weeks, McAfee Labs has analyzed a recently discovered banking Trojan that combines elements from multiple malware tools. Shifu...
Japanese Chat App for Android Steals Phone Numbers
Update, December 5 The developer of the app Machin Chat has contacted McAfee and reported that the collection of phone...
Japanese One-Click Scammers Abuse Mobile Traffic Exchange Service
McAfee has been monitoring and reporting extensively on one-click-fraud malware for Android in Japan this year. These attacks, primarily on...
