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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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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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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Setting the Stage for Your Video Interview: Job Hunting From Home

If you’ve lined up your first video interview, or just new to the whole idea in general, how do you...

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Setting Up HTTPS for Google App Engine Applications

Thursday, we posted advice on creating a custom domain name for an application developed with Google’s App Engine. In this...

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Setting Up Parental Controls in TikTok, Instagram & Snapchat

It’s a question we get a lot from parents: “How can I keep my kids safe when they are constantly...

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Seven Android Apps Infected With Adware, Downloaded Over 500,000 Times

The amount we use our apps and the amount of apps we use has shown no signs of slowing. And...

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Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates

Overview For the March 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of seven DNS vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities are...

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Sex Sells: Looking at Android Adult Adware Apps

Advertising is one of the primary methods to generate money from mobile devices. Ads can be displayed in the browser...

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Sextortion – What Every Parent Needs To Know

Imagine this. You’re 15, feeling unsure about yourself in the world, possibly even a little lonely. One day, a pretty...

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Sextortion: What Your Kids Need to Know

Sextortion is a nightmare scenario no parent wants to contemplate, yet recent FBI reports indicate a distressing rise in cases...

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Shamoon Attackers Employ New Tool Kit to Wipe Infected Systems

Last week the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team posted an analysis of a new wave of Shamoon “wiper” malware attacks...

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Shamoon Rebooted in Middle East, Part 2

Last week we provided some initial analysis on recent attacks targeting organizations in the Middle East.  The attack has hallmarks...

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Shamoon Rebooted?

We have recently received notifications and samples from impacted organizations in the Middle East that have hallmarks of the Shamoon...

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Shamoon Returns to Wipe Systems in Middle East, Europe

Destructive malware has been employed by adversaries for years. Usually such attacks are carefully targeted and can be motivated by...

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Share Kids Images Safely

Kids images online. I’m not a big sharer online but I do love popping up a few pics of an...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Share Your Heart, Not Your Identity: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe on Valentine’s Day

I love Valentine’s day, it’s the one day of the year exclusively dedicated to sharing: we share our feelings, our...

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Sharing Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Is the Only Way We Win

Cybersecurity is a team sport. The bad guys share information, expertise, and code as they help one another. The good...

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Sharing Isn’t Always Caring: 3 Tips to Help Protect Your Online Privacy

It’s 2019 and technology is becoming more sophisticated and prevalent than ever. With more technology comes greater connectivity. In fact,...

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