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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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Family Safety

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

Family Safety

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...

Mobile Security

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...

Internet Security

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,...

McAfee Labs

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,...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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,...

McAfee Labs

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...

Internet Security

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...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

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....

McAfee Labs

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...

Mobile Security Security News

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...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

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...

How To Guides and Tutorials

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...

Internet Security Mobile Security

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...

Family Safety

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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...

McAfee Labs

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....

McAfee Labs

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...

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...

McAfee Labs

Macro Malware Targets Macs

Macro malware has been spreading for years. New techniques arise all the time to hide malicious code and thus increase...

McAfee Labs

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...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

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....

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

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...

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