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French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing
To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a special issue...
Free Wi-Fi in the Big Apple
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I was in New York City last June and had a morning free...
Free Ransomware Available on Dark Web
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently analyzed a ransomware-as-a-service threat that is available for free and without registration. This malware...
Fraudulent Apps that Automatically Charge you Money Spotted in Google Play
Google’s Android operating system has been a boon for the average consumer. No other operating system has given so much...
Fraudulent Adult Dating Services Turn 10 Years Old, Still Evolving
McAfee Mobile Research monitors adult one-click-fraud applications on Google Play that are targeted at Japanese users. Although the attackers appeared...
France Gets Hit with Its Largest Data Breach Ever — What You Need to Know
Two massive data breaches in France have impacted roughly half the nation’s population. The data of an estimated 33 million...
Four Ways To Use AI Responsibly
Are you skeptical about mainstream artificial intelligence? Or are you all in on AI and use it all day, every...
Four of the coolest jobs in cybersecurity
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and data...
Fortnite: Why Kids Love It and What Parents Need to Know
Fortnite: Battle Royale is the hottest video game for kids right now. More than 125 million people have downloaded...
Forgot Where You Were Yesterday? Google Has You Covered.
Last Tuesday, Google introduced Your Timeline for its Google Map website and Android devices. Your Timeline acts as a documentarian...
For some, accounting is more than just spreadsheets! Vernon’s McAfee Journey
Vernon has been our Manager of Technical Accounting for more than two years, but that doesn’t mean he’s busy with...
FOMO: How to Help Digital Kids Overcome the Feeling of Missing Out
What happens when you give hundreds of teenagers smartphones and unlimited access to chat apps and social networks 24/7? A...
Focus on Real Friends This Friendship Day
I walked into my niece’s room and found her busy making colourful bands. “What are these for?” I asked. “Friendship...
Floki Bot a Sensation With International Cybercriminals
Floki Bot, new financial malware, is popular with English-, Portuguese-, and Russian-speaking underground criminal markets, winning over cybercriminals with new...
Flashlight App Steals Data, Leaves Users in Dark
Ahh, the good old days—when flashlights were simple, handheld devices, used to help light your way… Not light producing mobile...
Five-Year-Old Boy Hacks His Xbox One
For most five year-olds, rule breaking usually consists of jumping in puddles and staying up past bedtime. Not so, for...
Five Ways the Internet of Things Can Put Your Security at Risk
Sometimes a new technology comes along that’s so promising, so revolutionary, that, over time, future citizens consider the innovation to...
Five Tips from McAfee’s Remote Workers
Whether you’re working from for the first time or a remote working veteran, you may be looking for some tips...
Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…
For a while now I’ve been working to define an architecture for securing homes from cyber threats – not just...
Five Reasons Why True Key Is Our Knight in Shining Armor
Has it ever happened to you that you tried to log into an account only to find that you seem...
First Smartphone: Are You Putting Cyberbullies Under the Tree This Year?
There’s pressure — lots of pressure. And not the typical I-want-a-bike or a doll-that-poops kind of pressure your kids may...
First 30 Days at McAfee: Pups at Work, VR and Pledge Wall
By Beth, HR Communication Specialist in Plano, Texas. For the last six consecutive years, The Dallas Morning News has recognized...
Firewalls: Still Your First Line of Defense
The term “firewall” has been used since early computing days to describe a kind of electronic bouncer that keeps threats...
Finsta: What You Need to Know About Your Teen’s Fake Instagram Account
Creating a Finsta (fake Instagram) account on the popular photo platform, Instagram has become the norm for many teens. After...
Financial Losses from Tax Scams Top $1,000 on Average—and Gen Z is a Growing Target
Tax season is already stressful for many Americans, and to make matters worse, it’s also a golden opportunity for scammers....
File-Hosting Site Turns Your File Into Adware
We recently received a sample from a customer and upon initial analysis it looked like a bundled software installer. Upon...
Fighting new Ransomware Techniques with McAfee’s Latest Innovations
In 2021 ransomware attacks have been dominant among the bigger cyber security stories. Hence, I was not surprised to see...
