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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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Is Your Smart Home Secure? 5 Tips to Help You Connect Confidently

With so many smart home devices being used today, it’s no surprise that users would want a tool to help...

Mobile Security Internet Security

Is Your Peloton Spinning Up Malware?

[Disclaimer: The McAfee ATR team disclosed this vulnerability to Peloton and promptly started working together to responsibly develop and issue a patch within...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is your password up to snuff?

Everything from social media to banking is protected by a password. But what happens when an expert password cracker targets...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is Your Password a Priority? Top Takeaways From Our World Password Survey

Whether you’re signing up for a new video-streaming service, logging back into your email, or checking your online banking, passwords...

Mobile Security

Is Your Mobile Device Misbehaving? How to Catch Common Malware Misbehaviors

Nothing in life is free, and that’s especially true when it comes to mobile apps. Thousands of free apps are...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is Your Medical Data Safe? 16 Million Medical Scans Left Out in the Open

Have you ever needed to get an X-ray or an MRI for an injury? It turns out that these images, as...

Family Safety

Is Your Child Being Cyberbullied? What Parents Need to Know

In this season of social distancing, teens need their friends more than ever. Daily digital connection — through texting, video...

Internet Security

Is Your Browser Haunted With Ghostcat Malware?

October is finally among us, and things are spookier than usual. One ghost causing some hocus pocus across the World...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

Is Your Bank Secure? How to Protect Your Financial Information

Modern day banking is made to be easy – we login into our bank’s app on our mobile devices, click...

Mobile Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is Your App Conspiring to Make Your Private Information Public?

Apps! They help us make the most of our time and bring ease in our busy lifestyle with just a...

Family Safety

Is WhatsApp Safe for Kids? Here’s What Parents Need to Know

Kids use the messaging app WhatsApp to talk privately with friends, exchange content and videos, and (hopefully) fly under the parentals' radar. But is What'sApp safe for kids? Here's what parents need to know.

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is Trouble Brewing for Owners of Smart Coffee Makers and Kettles?

There’s an undeniable appeal to a smart coffee maker that knows when you wake up so you’re never left without a freshly...

McAfee Labs

Is This Your Photo? No, It’s SMS Spam With Mobile Malware

One of the most important concerns of Internet users is privacy. For this reason one of the most effective phishing...

Family Safety

Is the Twitter Video App ‘Vine’ Safe for Kids?

Twitter’s new video-sharing app Vine is the hottest mobile toy since Instagram—and to be honest—it’s even more fun. Still, parents...

Family Safety

Is the TikTok App Safe for Kids?

Everyone’s talking about the TikTok app. In addition to talking, tweens and teens are swiping, laughing, and sharing TikTok videos....

Family Safety

Is the Clubhouse App a Safe Place for Kids to Hangout?

Is the Clubhouse App a Safe Place for Kids to Hangout? Most of us have fond summer memories of hanging...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Is That Photo Containing a Cyberthreat? What to Know About Steganographic Malware

Secret messages are hidden everywhere – within a hit song, a brand logo, a big blockbuster movie. Usually, these messages...

Mobile Security Internet Security

Is That Delivery Text Real or Fake? How to Shop and Ship Safely this Season

With the rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping comes a rush of another kind. Millions of fake delivery...

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