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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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Ransomware Hits Healthcare, 45,000 Patient Records Compromised in Blue Springs Breach

More and more, ransomware attacks are targeting one specific industry – health care. As detailed in our McAfee Labs Threats...

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Focus on Real Friends This Friendship Day

I walked into my niece’s room and found her busy making colourful bands. “What are these for?” I asked. “Friendship...

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CactusTorch Fileless Threat Abuses .NET to Infect Victims

McAfee Labs has noticed a significant shift by some actors toward using trusted Windows executables, rather than external malware, to...

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Millions of iOS and Android Users Could Be Compromised by Bluetooth Bug

Similar to smartphones and computers, Bluetooth is one of the modern-day pieces of tech that has spread wide and far....

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McAfee Interns Share Their Experience for #NationalInternDay

By Christie, HR Communications Intern As someone who always wanted to make an impact in the world, I thought nonprofit...

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Are Fake Apps Taking Over Your Phone?

It seems some malicious app developers have taken the phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” to heart, as fake...

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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...

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How My McAfee Internship Launched My Career

By: Ruby, Digital Media Specialist It’s often assumed that interns are usually college undergraduates with a temporary assignment. I’m an...

Family Safety

5 Screen Time Principles to Establish When Your Kids are Still Babies

Screen time — how much is too much — is a red-hot issue right now and for good reasons. Now, with...

Mobile Security

iPhone Users: This Mobile Malware Could Allow Cybercriminals to Track Your Location

The iPhone and many of the apps designed to live on the device have the ability to track our location....

Family Safety

Family Tech Check: 5 Ways to Help Kids Balance Tech Over Summer Break

It’s mind-blowing to think that when you become a parent, you have just 18 summers with your child before he...

McAfee Labs

What Drives a Ransomware Criminal? CoinVault Developers Convicted

How often do we get a chance to learn what goes on in the minds of cybercriminals? Two members of...

McAfee Labs

Google Play Users Risk a Yellow Card With Android/FoulGoal.A

This blog post was co-written by Irfan Asrar. English soccer fans have enthusiastically enjoyed the team’s current run in the...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Major International Airport’s Security System Found for Sale on Dark Web RDP Shop

The closest many of us get to the dark web is watching hackers surf it in television shows or movies....

McAfee Labs

Organizations Leave Backdoors Open to Cheap Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks

While researching underground hacker marketplaces, the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team has discovered that access linked to security and building automation systems of a major international airport could be bought for only US$10.

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Popular Social Media App Timehop Hit With Huge Data Breach

The Fourth of July is characterized by barbeques, fireworks, and patriotism – and now cyberattacks! Just this past Independence Day,...

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Time to Take a Good, Hard Look at Your Cybersecurity Health

What happens when your livelihood is at stake, thanks to someone stealing your identity or draining your account? The real-life...

Family Safety

Report: Gaming Addiction is a Real Thing. So What Can Parents Do Next?

It’s one of my biggest parenting regrets to date: About a decade ago, I failed to put limits around my teen’s...

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