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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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Internet Security

How Ozempic Scams Put People’s Finances and Health at Risk

As pharmacies each week fill more than one million prescriptions for Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs, scammers are...

Internet Security

How Online Scams Drive College Basketball Fans Mad

Sports fans everywhere look forward to mid-March for the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. However, it’s not just college basketball...

Internet Security

How Online Gamers Can Play It Safe

Online gaming has grown exponentially in recent years, and scammers have taken note. With the industry raking in over $100...

Internet Security

How Online Dating Scams work and How to Spot Them

Sarah didn’t see it coming. A single mom in her late 40s, “Sarah” was especially lonely after her divorce (name...

Internet Security

How Online Casinos Help Hackers Keep Illegal Loot

In Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film, “Casino,” Robert DeNiro’s character is charged with operating a 1970’s Las Vegas casino for the...

Mobile Security Security News

How One Simple iOS Vulnerability Endangers Over 76 Apps

76 – that’s how many iOS apps out there that are currently laced with a security vulnerability. So, what exactly...

Life at McAfee

How One McAfee Advanced Threat Researcher is Giving Back During COVID-19

There is great need all around us. During COVID-19 and this time of social distancing, many people are considering ways...

How To Guides and Tutorials

How Often Should You Change Your Passwords?

When it comes to passwords, most of us would love nothing more than to set it and forget it. But...

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How Not to Fall for Smishing Scams

With a buzz, your phone lets you know you got a text. You take a peek. It’s from the U.S....

Life at McAfee

How My McAfee Internship Launched My Career

By: Ruby, Digital Media Specialist It’s often assumed that interns are usually college undergraduates with a temporary assignment. I’m an...

Privacy & Identity Protection

How much of your personal info is available online? A simple search could show you plenty.

What you paid for your home, who lives there with you, your age, your children, your driving record, education, occupation,...

Mobile Security Family Safety

How Much Is Your Phone Worth To You?

I know I have said it before but I would much rather lose my wallet than my phone. My life...

Internet Security

How much do you count on the internet every day?

Maybe you do armloads of shopping on it. Maybe you skip going to the bank because you can tackle the...

Family Safety

How Much Control Do You Really Have Over Your Family’s Connected Life?

If you took an inventory of your family’s connected devices, would you have three or four devices, or would it...

Life at McAfee

How McAfee’s Paternity Leave Helped My New Family

By: Guillaume, EMEA Retail Marketing Manager, Slough, U.K. Becoming a parent is a daunting experience for anyone. The sheer amount...

Life at McAfee

How McAfee’s Mentorship Program Helped Me Shine in My Career Journey

By: Anshu, Software Engineer “The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”—Mestrius Plutarchus A...

Life at McAfee

How McAfee’s Inclusive Maternity Benefits Helped Me Thrive as a New Mom

By: Smriti, People Partner McAfee continues to recognize and celebrate hardworking mothers across our global workforce. We continue to advance in our workplace culture by offering policies and...

Mobile Security McAfee News

How McAfee is Adapting to the Mobile Landscape with New Partnerships and Innovation

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 is finally upon us, and mobile and security providers from around the world are in...

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How McAfee Embedded Security Helps Medical Device Manufacturers

The blog was written by Tom Moore. Like other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, medical equipment is a vulnerable attack...

Internet Security

How KRACK Threatens Wi-Fi’s Security Underpinnings and What It Means for You

If you grew up before, or even during the 90s, you were familiar with a world of cords. A cord...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How Keyless Entry Lets Cybercriminals Hack Your Connected Car

There’s a certain sort of absurd-ism to Christine, the novel-slash-movie released by Stephen King and John Carpenter in 1983. In...

Privacy & Identity Protection

How IoT is revolutionising the world of sport

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. When we think about the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) in sports and...

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How iOS Malware May Snoop on Our Devices

Smartphones have become such an integral part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t...

Life at McAfee

How I Wear My #McAfeePride

By: Keyeon, Business Development Representative Imagine if you felt like you had to keep a secret from everyone you know,...

Life at McAfee

How I Use McAfee’s Volunteer Time Off to Help Lost Paws Find Homes

by Christine, Sales Operations, Plano Imagine sixteen paws, eight floppy ears and four wagging tails happily greeting you at the door—that’s...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How I try to live safer…

This blog was written by Scott Montgomery, McAfee’s previous vice president and chief technology officer of public sector. My McAfee...

Life at McAfee

How I Thrive in Technology at McAfee

By: Hannah, Software Quality Assurance Engineer I joined the McAfee Quality Assurance team at the Brighton office earlier this year....

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