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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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Family Safety

Internet Safety for Kids: A Refresher for Homebound Families

Editor’s Note: This is part II of our internet safety for kids series. Part I focuses on younger children and...

Internet Security

Internet Safety Begins with All of Us

A safer internet isn’t a nice thing to have. It’s a necessity because we rely on it so heavily. And there’s...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

Internet Privacy: Tips & Tricks for Staying Secure Online

How much value do you place on your personal privacy? You would never leave your wallet on a public park...

McAfee Labs

Internet Explorer Zero Day Offers Unusual Case Study

While analyzing a recent Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2014-0322 (containing the Flash sample hash b9c9dab0fd30418884800afebbaba4d99f4526ef0c9a47972a20ab20fed0a06d), we noticed the exploit makes...

Internet Security

Internet Browser Cookies: Not What Grandma Used To Make

Imagine you’re surfing the web in search of a new pair of shoes on Zappos.com. You browse the website, look...

Internet Security McAfee News

International Women’s Day in the Channel

I have had the privilege of working with many exceptional people over the course of my career. For International Women’s...

McAfee Labs

Intelligence in the Enterprise

Intelligence became an integral military discipline centuries ago. More recently, this practice evolved into what is called Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield,...

McAfee Labs

InstallCube: How Russian Programmers Turn Adware Into Cash

We often observe applications bundled with ad-displaying programs to generate revenue for those products. These are not necessarily unethical, but...

Family Safety

Instagram Takes Huge Step to Filter Bullies, Become a Kinder Social Hub

You’re a jerk. You’re a fat pig. You’re disgusting.  It’s hard to imagine seeing these words written about anyone, but...

Mobile Security Family Safety

Instagram Safety for Kids: Protecting Privacy and Avoiding Risks

If you’re a parent of a teen, there’s a good chance that Instagram is the culprit behind a good chunk...

Mobile Security

Instagram Has Hopped Aboard the 2FA Authentication Train Plus A Quiz for #SocialMediaDay

[os-widget path=”/mcafee/how-safe-are-you-on-social-media” of=”mcafee” comments=”false”] With over 500 million users, Instagram has quickly become one of the top dogs of social...

Mobile Security Internet Security

Instagram Hack Results in $1 Million Loss in NFTs

Imagine – your favorite brand on Instagram just announced a giveaway. You’ll receive a free gift! All you have to...

Mobile Security

Instagram Direct: Your Private Messages to Marketers

A picture may really be worth a thousand words when it comes to how we communicate and consume media on...

Family Safety

Instagram Direct: What Parents Need to Know

We’ve written a lot about Instagram and SnapChat; both are popular photo/video sharing apps for teens and both pose threats to...

McAfee Labs

Instagram credentials Stealers: Free Followers or Free Likes

Authored by Dexter Shin  Instagram has become a platform with over a billion monthly active users. Many of Instagram’s users...

McAfee Labs

Instagram credentials Stealer: Disguised as Mod App

Authored by Dexter Shin  McAfee’s Mobile Research Team introduced a new Android malware targeting Instagram users who want to increase...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Insights on the Capabilities of Three Politically-Themed Ransomware Campaigns

We all hear politicians’ names week over week – what policies they’re working on, new initiatives they’re implementing for their...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Insider Threat at Coca-Cola Compromises 8,000 Employees’ Information

Cybercrime is often seen as a battle of good versus evil – a hacker tries to infiltrate a system while...

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