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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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New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store

Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team has identified new malware on the Google Play Store. Most of them...

Family Safety

New Family Dynamics As the Connected Lifestyle Grows

“You know that we are living in a digital world and I am a digital girl.” I often find myself humming...

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New Exploit of Sandworm Zero-Day Could Bypass Official Patch

Update of October 25: Some comments posted after we published this report suggest that our proof-of-concept exploit will trigger the...

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New Details on HBO Attack Emerge, “Game of Thrones” Actors’ Personal Data Leaked

Cybercriminals continue to send their regards to HBO, as their threats have turned into a stark reality. First, they teased...

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New Cortana Vulnerability Could Allow Cybercriminals to Bypass Lock Screen On Windows 10

Digital assistants help us look up the weather, play our favorite music, and allow us to quickly access a lot...

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New Campaign Kits: Elevate Your Marketing by Elevating Your Conversations

IT decision makers have spoken – good information is hard to find. According to IDG’s 2016 Customer Engagement Research, a...

Family Safety

New Apps Make It Easy to Save SnapChats

The SnapChat smart phone app is one of the newest crazes for teens because it allows a user to send...

Internet Security

New App Allows Cybercriminals to Create Customized Ransomware

From clothes to food – we practically buy everything on the internet these days. That includes ransomware as well. And...

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New App Allows Cybercriminals to Create Customized Ransomware

From clothes to food – we practically buy everything on the internet these days. That includes ransomware as well. And...

McAfee Labs

New Android SpyAgent Campaign Steals Crypto Credentials via Image Recognition

Authored by SangRyol Ryu Recently, McAfee’s Mobile Research Team uncovered a new type of mobile malware that targets mnemonic keys...

Mobile Security

New Android Malware Sneaks Past Security by Pretending to Be Real Apps

Cybercriminals are getting smarter. They’re now using a development toolkit called .NET MAUI to create fake apps that look and...

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New Android Malware Found in 144 GooglePlay Apps

McAfee’s Mobile Research team has found a new Android malware in 144 “Trojanized” applications on Google Play. We named this...

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New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI 

Authored by Dexter Shin  Summary  Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their techniques to bypass security measures. Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research...

McAfee Labs

Neverquest Banking Trojan Uses VNC, SOCKS in New Threat

A new banking Trojan in the news, known as Neverquest, is active and being used to attack a number of...

Family Safety

Nev & Michelle have a Conversation with the Students of Gertz-Ressler High

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), McAfee joined up with the National Cyber Security Alliance at Gertz-Ressler...

McAfee Labs

Networked Printers at Risk

Multifunction printers (MFPs) have been common in offices for years. They let employees print, scan, and copy documents. Two separate talks...

McAfee Labs

Netop Vision Pro – Distance Learning Software is 20/20 in Hindsight

The McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and hardware to help...

Family Safety

Netiquette – Teaching Your Kids Online Manners

‘Chew with your mouth closed’ ‘Say please and thank you’ ‘Don’t interrupt – wait your turn to speak’ How many...

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