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Hackable?” Tests Whether Car Key Fobs Are Secure
Smart key fobs make it easy to open your car, pop the trunk, and start driving without fumbling around for...
Watch Your Step: Insights on the TOMS Shoes Mailing Hack
You’re familiar with the cybercriminals that go after users’ credit card information and look to spread malicious links, but recently,...
15 Easy, Effective Ways to Start Winning Back Your Online Privacy
Someone recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year, and I had to think about it for a...
McAfee ATR Analyzes Sodinokibi aka REvil Ransomware-as-a-Service – Follow The Money
Episode 3: Follow the Money This is the third installment of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) analysis of Sodinokibi...
Chapter Preview: Ages 2 to 10 – The Formative Years
As our children venture into toddlerhood, they start to test us a bit. They tug at the tethers we create...
Hack-ception: Benign Hacker Rescues 26M Stolen Credit Card Records
There’s something ironic about cybercriminals getting “hacked back.” BriansClub, one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card...
Want Your Kids to Care More About Online Safety? Try These 7 Tips
The topics parents need to discuss with kids today can be tough compared to even a few years ago. The...
McAfee ATR Analyzes Sodinokibi aka REvil Ransomware-as-a-Service – Crescendo
Episode 4: Crescendo This is the final installment of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) analysis of Sodinokibi and its...
“Gilmore Girls” Actress Alexis Bledel Is McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrity
You probably know Alexis Bledel from her role as the innocent book worm Rory Gilmore in network television’s “Gilmore Girls”...
How Googling Our Favourite Celebrities Is A Risky Business
Did you know that searching for your favourite celebrities online may very well increase your chance of running into trouble?...
Could a Streaming Device Help Hackers Hijack Your TV?
Streaming devices make dumb TVs smart and smart TVs, well, smarter. But as loyal “Hackable?” listeners know, the smarter something...
Using Expert Rules in ENS to Prevent Malicious Exploits
Expert Rules are text-based custom rules that can be created in the Exploit Prevention policy in ENS Threat Prevention. Learn more about which threats they can help block.
McAfee Reveals the Most Dangerous Celebrities Across the Globe
Earlier this week, we revealed McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrity of 2019 in the U.S., Alexis Bledel. Growing from a young...
How to Remove Viruses from Your Android Phone
One of my favorite binges of late is the Netflix series Halt and Catch Fire. It’s a story about the personal...
Did You Check Your Quarantine?!
A cost-effective way to detect targeted attacks in your enterprise While it is easy to get caught up in the...
A Cybersecurity Horror Story: Stay Secure From October’s Creepiest Threats
Halloween time is among us and ghosts and goblins aren’t the only things lurking in the shadows. This past month...
Office 365 Users Targeted by Voicemail Scam Pages
McAfee Labs has been observing a new phishing campaign using a fake voicemail message to lure victims into entering their Office 365 email credentials.
3 Tips to Protect Yourself From the Office 365 Phishing Scams
Cybercriminals seem to get more and more sophisticated with their attacks, and phishing scams are no different. The McAfee Labs...
Chapter Preview: Ages 11 to 17 – From Tweens to Teens
For anyone who asks what happens during the tween through teen years, the best answer is probably, “What doesn’t happen?!”...
What You Need to Know About the Google Chrome Vulnerabilities
While you might have been preoccupied with ghosts and goblins on Halloween night, a different kind of spook began haunting...
Helping Kids Think Critically About Influencers They Follow Online
When I was a teenager, my role model was Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton. I admired everything about her. I...
Buran Ransomware; the Evolution of VegaLocker
McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research Team observed how a new ransomware family named ‘Buran’ appeared in May 2019. Buran works as...
Veterans Day U.S. – A McAfee MoM’s Reflection
By: Deb, Executive Assistant, Plano TX On Monday, November 11, the U.S. celebrates Veterans Day. We at McAfee U.S. are...
Spanish MSSP Targeted by BitPaymer Ransomware
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez Initial Discovery This week the news hit that several companies in Spain were hit by a...
Sadfishing, Deepfakes & TikTok: Headlines You May Have Missed
Technology trends move fast and the digital newsfeeds run non-stop. No worries, we’ve got your backs, parents. Here are three...
‘Tis the Season for Cybersecurity: Stay Protected This Holiday Season
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season – and with the holidays comes various opportunities for cyber-scrooges...
Are Smart Padlocks Secure Enough to Protect Your Packages?
“Hackable?” host Geoff Siskind likes to shop online. A lot. What he doesn’t like is how often his packages are...
