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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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Seamless Security for the Connected Consumer

Laptops, mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, and more are all often found in a modern user’s arsenal of personal devices. We...

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Secret Lives of Indian Teens- A McAfee Survey

“So where’s your daughter?” “Oh, she is in her room, on the net,” replied the indulgent Mother. “These kids have...

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Secret Selfies: Can Phones Take Pictures and Videos of You Without Your Knowledge?

It’s a longstanding question: can your phone really take selfies without your knowledge?  The answer is yes, but with a...

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Secret Selfies: iPhone Apps Can Take Pictures and Videos of You Without Your Knowledge

“Let’s take a selfie” has become quite the popular request in 2017. Most everyone captures the occasional self-portrait using the...

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Secure Your Black Friday & Cyber Monday Purchases

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have practically become holidays themselves, as each year, they immediately shift our attention from turkey and pumpkin pie to holiday shopping. Let’s look at these two holidays and how their popularity can impact users’ online security.

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Secure Your World This Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year’s message couldn’t be clearer: small actions can make a big difference in...

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Securing Data Together

At McAfee, we value keeping customers at the core of our business. We deeply care about serving our clients and...

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Securing Space 4.0 – One Small Step or a Giant Leap? Part 1

McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) is collaborating with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and its Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO) and...

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Securing Space 4.0 – One Small Step or a Giant Leap? Part 2

McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) is collaborating with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and its Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO) and...

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Securing Those ‘Hackable Holiday Gifts’

“This Christmas I want a drone from Santa,” declared my 10-year old nephew, giving me a meaningful look. His sister...

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Securing Today’s Connected Home

When thinking of cyber threats, malware, phishing, and data breaches typically come to mind. But as 2016 has shown us,...

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Securing Your Devices from Mobile Malware

As the world has gone mobile, so too have the cybercriminals. With users now spending an average of four hours...

Mobile Security

Security Calling: Celebrate National Telephone Day by Securing Your Mobile Devices

April 25 – otherwise known as National Telephone Day – rolls around once a year to remind us of the...

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Security is a Feeling- With the McAfee #SecureMyLife RT2Win Sweepstakes!

Security is a Feeling-  Share it with the McAfee #SecureMyLife RT2Win Sweepstakes! The word ‘security’ means something unique to everyone....

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Security Lessons From 2019’s Biggest Data Breaches

2019 already feels like it’s worlds away, but the data breaches many consumers faced last year are likely to have...

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Security on Silicon the Next Big Step in Cyber Protection

With the growth of the Internet of Things, going from 15 billion to 200 billion devices by 2020, and the...

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Security, By the Numbers, Is Big

When you quantify security, the numbers are big and plentiful. The reality of data being compromised is staggering, but we...

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See Yourself in Cyber – Five Quick Ways You Can Quickly Get Safer Online

With “See Yourself in Cyber” as the theme for this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the focus is on you with...

McAfee Labs

Seeing Through Darkleech Obfuscation: a Quick Hack to Iframes

This blog post was written by Kalpesh Mantri. Darkleech is an Apache module on the dark web that distributes malware....

Internet Security

Seeking Reconnection: Internet Usage and the Return to Travel

Even as the internet kept us connected with family and friends during the pandemic, people remain understandably eager to reconnect in person as vaccines roll...

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Self-Signed Certificates Can Be Secure, So Why Ban Them?

This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield and Ramnath Venugopalan. In many organizations the use of self-signed certificates is forbidden...

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Selfies with Boarding Passes: A Silent Cybersecurity Risk

Who doesn’t look forward to their next vacation or holiday? With a simple plane ticket, you can be off to...

Family Safety

Send Your Kids Back to School with Cybersecurity Knowledge

Summer vacation is on and chances are that your kids are spending time indoors as the scorching sun makes it...

Mobile Security

Send Your Kids Back to School with Mobile Safety in Mind

The days are getting shorter and your bags are (finally) unpacked from the annual family vacation. Summer is officially coming...

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Sensitive Data on 3 Million Facebook Users Potentially Exposed by Suspended App

From Facebook to Twitter and now back to Facebook – the past few months have seen some of the most...

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Server-Side Request Forgery Takes Advantage of Vulnerable App Servers

This blog was written by Kunal Garg. Server-side request forgery is an attack in which an attacker can force a...

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Service Provider [24]7.ai Breached, Leaked Customer Data from Delta Airlines, Sears, Kmart

A huge part of modern-day customer service is the chat functionality, which allows customers to converse easily with representatives of...

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