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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 Year, New Tech at CES — The Latest Protection for the Latest Tech

New year, new tech. That’s what hits the floor at the CES show each January in Las Vegas. Whether it’s...

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New Year, New You: Start Fresh With McAfee Protection Score

Are you an online oversharer? Do you give your full birthday to all your online shopping accounts? Have a few...

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New Zero-Day Attack Copies Earlier Flash Exploitation

Late on July 10, Microsoft released a blog post disclosing that they were aware of a zero-day attack in the...

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Next Targets for Cybercriminals: the Long Term (Part 2)

In the previous post in this series, I outlined how cybercriminals will use the holiday season to victimize unwary consumers...

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Next Targets for Cybercriminals: the Short Term (Part 1)

  Knowing what cybercriminals are targeting today is easy. Their attacks are loud, impactful, and have the elegance of a...

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NGRBot Spreads Via Chat

NGRBot is a worm that propagates through chat messengers, the Internet Relay Chat channel, social networking sites etc. It steals...

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Nivdort: Data-Stealing Trojan Arrives via Spam

During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a huge increase in spam related to Nivdort, a malicious file...

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No Joke! Amy Schumer Is #1 Among Most Dangerous Celebrities

Who doesn’t love larger-than-life characters? Celebrities fascinate us. From laughter to tears, their performances stay in our memories, sometimes even...

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No More Ransom Blows Out Three Birthday Candles Today

Collaborative Initiative Celebrates Helping More Than 200,000 Victims and Preventing More Than 100 million USD From Falling into Criminal Hands...

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No More Ransom: A New Coalition Against Ransomware Cybercrime

When it comes to rights, we can’t overlook digital ones. Who in the 21st century doesn’t have a life intertwined...

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No More Ransom: A New Initiative to Battle Ransomware

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Ransomware has seen a huge increase over the past couple of years.  According...

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No Password, No Problem: How This PledgeMusic Bug Let Anyone Log in Without a Password

Some music sites allow fans to stream any song they want for a monthly fee, others create suggestions or radio...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

No Surprise – Ransomware On the Rise

McAfee’s latest Threats Report shows a 1.5 million increase in malware since last quarter. 2012 is in fact, far and...

Family Safety

No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Teens Use New App to ‘Air Chat’

“Hey! Who shut off the data?” Is this a familiar question in your house? Teens who panic when their data...

McAfee Labs

No Winners at QR Code Roulette

Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of QR codes in...

Internet Security

No, Taylor Swift Won’t Send You a Free Dutch Oven — The New AI Cloning Scam

Taylor Swift wants plenty of good things for her fans — but a free Dutch oven isn’t one of them.  ...

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North Korean Defectors and Journalists Targeted Using Social Networks and KakaoTalk

Recently, South Korean media wrote about North Korean refugees and journalists being targeted by unknown actors using KakaoTalk (a popular...

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Now Dolls Can be Hacked Too

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Soon after posting our Most Hackable Gifts blog, NBC 5 in Chicago...

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Nude Celebrity Photo Dump Has Many Asking What Happened

Hundreds of private photos belonging to several high-profile Hollywood actresses were posted online this past weekend. They are explicit in...

Mobile Security

Obad.a – What You Need to Know About the Latest Android Threat

With the convenience of our mobile apps, we increasingly rely on our phones for work and play.  But did you...

McAfee Labs

Obfuscated Malware Discovered on Google Play

The McAfee Labs Mobile Malware Research team found early this week on Google Play a set of malware published by...

Family Safety

October is Bullying Prevention Month. Are You Willing to Do Just One Thing?

Life is busy. Events, celebrations, and deadlines fight for space on the family calendar. It’s so easy to zoom through...

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Office 365 Ascent Is Security Opportunity

Microsoft is on a roll with its cloud strategy. In the past two quarters, the software giant has posted triple-digit...

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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.

Family Safety

Oh No! 8 Signs that Grandma’s Getting Baited by a Catfish!

His name was Colonel Lance Shimmeroff. He was a retired U.S. Army officer and happened to be an ace Words...

Internet Security

Oh what a difference an “o” can make!

I don’t know about you, but I love Christmas in Australia, long summer days, the sound of cicadas at night,...

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Old Breach Revisited: Cybercriminal Sells 117 Million LinkedIn Credentials

This week, a cybercriminal group going by the moniker “Peace” made headlines across the Internet. Peace didn’t do anything special....

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