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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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Fake WannaCry Protection Apps Hit the Google Play Store

WannaCry was the ransomware attack heard around the world. It impacted more than 150 countries and infected over 250,000 devices...

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Fake Vertu App Infects Korean and Japanese Android Users

A new threat has surfaced targeting users in Korea and Japan, but this attack, unlike others making the news, is...

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Fake USPS QR Code Text Scams and a Major Health Data Breach: This Week in Scams

A new scam making the rounds takes a familiar delivery trick and upgrades it with hyper‑realistic messaging and a QR code that...

Internet Security McAfee Labs

Fake Toll Road Scam Texts are Everywhere. These Cities are The Most Targeted.

Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta,...

McAfee Labs

Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System

Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi  McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...

Family Safety

Fake News: What Every Parent Needs To Know

Fake news: we’ve all heard about it but what does it actually mean? Is it really a new concept or...

McAfee Labs

Fake Cleaning Apps in Google Play: an AutoRun Attack and More

Almost exactly one year ago, Google announced the addition of a “new layer to Android security,” a service codenamed Bouncer...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Fake Bahrain Government Android App Steals Personal Data Used for Financial Fraud

Authored by Dexter Shin Many government agencies provide their services online for the convenience of their citizens. Also, if this...

Security News Mobile Security

Fake Apps & Banking Trojans Are Cybercriminal Favorites

Today, we are all pretty reliant on our mobile technology. From texting, to voice messaging, to mobile banking, we have...

McAfee Labs

Fake Android Update Delivers SMS, Click Fraud in Europe

McAfee Mobile Research has been monitoring a mobile malware campaign targeting users in Germany, France, and Russia since the beginning...

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Fake Android Money Transfer App Targeting Bengali-Speaking Users

Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team discovered a new and active Android malware campaign targeting Bengali-speaking users, mainly...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Fake Android and iOS apps steal SMS and contacts in South Korea

Authored by Dexter Shin Most people have smartphones these days which can be used to easily search for various topics...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Fad Diet Ads Online Open the Door for Cybercriminals

Fad diets have tempted people throughout history. At the turn of the 20th century, the Tapeworm Diet was the trend...

Life at McAfee

Facing the Fear of Public Speaking with Toastmasters

By: DaWane, Sales Director Standing in front of 800 parents and fellow students to deliver the welcome address, thoughts swirled...

Internet Security

Facebook’s Plans to Merge Messaging Platforms: What This Means for Online Safety

Integration: it seems to be all the rage. As technology becomes more sophisticated, we sprint to incorporate these new innovations...

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Facebook Users: Here are Proactive Tips to Keep Your Data Safe

Social media has become extremely popular over the years, providing users with an easy way to communicate with their friends...

Security News Internet Security

Facebook Messenger Malware FacexWorm Steals Passwords and Mines for Cryptocurrency

Facebook Messenger, a feature included within the popular social media network, has grown to become a widely-used platform for friends...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Facebook Messenger Flaw Could’ve Allowed Criminals to Intercept Messages

When it comes to day-to-day communications, we are—to put it mildly—married to our messaging applications. Which is why it’s worrying...

How To Guides and Tutorials Mobile Security

Facebook Hacked? How to Recover Your Account and Remove Rogue Page Admins 

It usually starts with a small, uneasy moment.  A login alert you don’t remember triggering. A password that suddenly doesn’t work. A friend asking...

McAfee Labs

Facebook Bot Spreads Through Chat Messengers [Updated]

Update from Facebook: The Facebook security team been actively tracking this botnet and providing McAfee AV to the victims (via...

Security News Internet Security

Facebook Announces Security Flaw Found in “View As” Feature

Another day, another Facebook story. In May, a Facebook Messenger malware named FacexWorm was utilized by cybercriminals to steal user...

McAfee Labs

Extortion Fraud is Still on the Rise

Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Sriram P  McAfee Intelligence observed a huge spike in extortion email frauds over the past month....

Mobile Security

Extend Mobile Call Time with Battery Optimizer

Nowadays, most people are constantly on the go–multi-tasking while moving from one place to the next. The majority of the...

McAfee Labs

Exploring Winrar Vulnerability (CVE-2023-38831)

Authored by Neil Tyagi On 23 August 2023, NIST disclosed a critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-38831. It is related to an...

McAfee Labs

Exploit Kits Improve Evasion Techniques

Exploit kits are toolkits that malicious developers use to take advantage of client-side vulnerabilities, targeting web browsers and programs that...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Explaining DeepSeek: The AI Disruptor That’s Raising Red Flags for Privacy and Security

The artificial intelligence arms race has a new disruptor—DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has quickly gained traction for its...

McAfee Labs

Expiro Malware Is Back and Even Harder to Remove

File infector malware adds malicious code to current files. This makes removal tricky because deleting infections results in the loss...

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