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January 2014 #SecChat Wrap-up — Threat Predictions
Threats seem to be top of mind for the masses of late—with three large-scale attacks on major brands already this...
Japanese Banking Trojan Shifu Combines Malware Tools
In recent weeks, McAfee Labs has analyzed a recently discovered banking Trojan that combines elements from multiple malware tools. Shifu...
Japanese Chat App for Android Steals Phone Numbers
Update, December 5 The developer of the app Machin Chat has contacted McAfee and reported that the collection of phone...
Japanese One-Click Scammers Abuse Mobile Traffic Exchange Service
McAfee has been monitoring and reporting extensively on one-click-fraud malware for Android in Japan this year. These attacks, primarily on...
Java Back Door Acts as Bot
The current threat landscape is often driven by web-based malware and exploit kits that are regularly updated with newly found...
Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Pushes Out Crimeware
This blog was updated on January 14. See the end of the file. A new Java zero-day vulnerability is spreading...
JAVA-VBS Joint Exercise Delivers RAT
The Adwind remote administration tool (RAT) is a Java-based backdoor Trojan that targets various platforms supporting Java files. For an...
JavaScript Apps on Google Play Steal Korean Phone Numbers
In a recent blog, McAfee Labs reported on suspicious JavaScript-based Android chat applications for Japanese users. These apps were found...
JavaScript-PHP Joint Exercise Delivers Nemucod Ransomware
The ransomware Nemucod has been very prevalent in the last few months. Nemucod’s habit of frequently changing its delivery mechanism...
Jet Database Engine Flaw May Lead to Exploitation: Analyzing CVE-2018-8423
In September 2018, the Zero Day Initiative published a proof of concept for a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Jet Database Engine....
Jumping Into the Flames of Skywiper
There has been quite a bit of analysis and speculation about the Flamer/Skywiper threat. As we started to analyze this...
June #SecChat Recap: Findings from the 2016 Verizon DBIR
This year’s highly anticipated Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report (Verizon DBIR) analyzed cybersecurity findings from 100,000 incidents and 2,260...
Just One of Many Internet Scams
A good friend of mine called me recently to ask what I knew about scams from online sales. He had...
Keep It Real: How McAfee Is Using AI to Fight AI—and End Scam Stigma
Was that spinning head a mistake—or the whole point? When McAfee dropped a new digital ad showing a woman lounging...
Keep Remote Classes Safe and in Session: What You Need to Know About Netop Vision Pro
Keep Remote Classes Safe and in Session: What You Need to Know About Netop Vision Pro Distance and hybrid learning...
Keep the Change: 3 Tips for Using the Twitter Tip Jar
When we think of tipping, many don’t see it as anything beyond a display of gratitude. However, Twitter’s latest feature is prompting its users to rethink this sentiment. It hasn’t been long since Twitter...
Keep Your Computer Close: PoisonTap Can Unlock It Almost Instantly
It’s never a good idea to leave your computer unattended. Since it carries mounds of valuable data, an unchaperoned computer...
Keep Your Data Safe While Unplugging on Vacation
When you are packing your bags for a long weekend break or a family holiday, do you pack all your...
