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Live Streaming – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Listen up parents: live streaming is the latest trend that you need to get your heads around. Not only are...
LizaMoon the Latest SQL-Injection Attack
Working in the security industry brings about a myriad of challenges. This is especially true for vendors. We must do...
Location Apps: Who’s Tracking Your Kids?
Last week we talked about the dangers that can arise with apps that allow anonymous users to interact. Equally concerning...
Location, Location, Location: Three Reasons It Matters for Your Smartphone
With its built-in location services, your smartphone can point you to plenty of places. To the location of your vacation...
Lock Down & Level Up: Protect Your Online Gaming from Hackers
As a gamer, you love the stuff you’ve racked up over the years—that rare Fortnite skin from six seasons ago,...
LockerGoga Ransomware Family Used in Targeted Attacks
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial discovery Once again, we have seen a significant new ransomware family in the news. LockerGoga,...
Locky Ransomware Hides Inside Packed .DLL
McAfee Labs has seen a huge increase in Locky ransomware in recent months (discussed in an earlier blog). Locky is aggressively...
Locky Ransomware Hides Under Multiple Obfuscated Layers of JavaScript
This post was prepared with the invaluable assistance of Rahamathulla Hussain and Girish Kulkarni. During the last couple of weeks,...
Locky Ransomware on Rampage With JavaScript Downloader
Locky is a ransomware family that encrypts victims’ files and demands money to decrypt the files. It has infected many...
Look Before You Leap: Imposter DeepSeek Software Seek Gullible Users
Authored by Aayush Tyagi and M, Mohanasundaram *Bold = Term Defined in Appendix In this blog, we discuss how malware...
Looking Ahead to 2021: The Things We’ll Carry Forward
Looking Ahead to 2021: The Things We’ll Carry Forward Right now, I’m thinking about how my life changed in 2020....
Looking Into the World of Ransomware Actors Reveals Some Surprises
During the preparations for our keynotes at McAfee’s recent MPOWER conference, we brainstormed a few topics we wanted to share...
Lost Your Luggage? There’s an App for That
Did you know that worldwide, 1% of all luggage was mishandled last year—a percentage that may seem small, but actually...
Love Bytes – How AI is shaping Modern Love
AI has made the dating scene. In a big way. Nearly one in four Americans say they’ve spiced up their...
Love, Lies, and Long Flights: How to Avoid Romance Scams While Traveling This Summer
Ah, summer. The season of sun-soaked beaches, bucket list adventures, and Instagram-worthy Aperol Spritzes. For many, it’s also a time...
Love, Relationships, and #SextRegret: It’s Time to Take Back the Web
What would you do if someone threatened to post risqué photos of you on the Internet? According to a new...
Love, Trust and Text Messages in the Digital Age
Roses are red, violets are blue, but does your security matter to your loved one too? Okay, so maybe my...
Lumma Stealer on the Rise: How Telegram Channels Are Fueling Malware Proliferation
Authored by: M. Authored by: M, Mohanasundaram and Neil Tyagi In today’s rapidly evolving cyber landscape, malware threats continue to...
Mac ‘Protector’: Another Fake-Alert in Disguise
It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X users to find...
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...
Macro Malware Associated With Dridex Finds New Ways to Hide
Macro malware is on the upswing and cybercriminals are always searching for new ways to deceive users and evade detection....
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Obfuscation to Avoid Detection
Attacks by macro malware carrying ransomware are growing, as we have recently reported on Blog Central here and here. Now McAfee Labs...
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Sandbox-Evasion Techniques
During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a new variant of macro malware. With this variant when...
Macro Malware Targets Macs
Macro malware has been spreading for years. New techniques arise all the time to hide malicious code and thus increase...
Major HTTP Vulnerability in Windows Could Lead to Wormable Exploit
Today, Microsoft released a highly critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-31166) in its web server http.sys. This product is a Windows-only HTTP server...
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....
Major Websites Twitter, Spotify, Netflix Shut Down by DDoS Attack
We’re no strangers to Armageddon-scenario movies, but today a real disaster hit the internet. Using brute-force tactics that flood key...
