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Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
The packaging of malware and malware-construction kits for cybercrime “consumers” has been a long-running trend. Various turnkey kits that cover...
Meet IoT_reaper: The New Malware Building a Massive Botnet Army
WannaCry, Petya, the Dyn distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack – all now infamous cyberattacks that have defined the modern threat landscape....
Meet KeySweeper, the Stealthy Hardware Recording Your Keystrokes
If there’s one reason why classic James Bond films are so widely enjoyed, it’s because of the unbeatable gadgets. From...
Meet McAfee WebAdvisor’s New Cryptojacking Blocker
totalBy now, you’ve probably heard of cryptocurrency, but you may not know exactly what it is. To put it simply,...
Meltdown and Spectre 101: What to Know About the New Exploits
Between the Blueborne vulnerabilities and the High Sierra Mac flaw – we saw some nasty bugs in 2017. Now, 2018...
Meltdown and Spectre Aren’t Done Just Yet – New Malware Uses Exploits to Potentially Attack Browsers
We kicked off 2018 with two powerful new exploits: Meltdown and Spectre. And since the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre...
Messenger Rooms: New Video Chat Option is Fun But Has Risks
One of the many things we’ve learned during this season of being homebound is that video chats with friends can...
Microsoft Agrees: Home Users Need More than Antivirus Alone
After years of telling users that Microsoft Security Essentials was enough to protect their PCs from security threats, Microsoft has...
Microsoft Cortana Allows Browser Navigation Without Login: CVE-2018-8253
A locked Windows 10 device with Cortana enabled on the lock screen allows an attacker with physical access to the device to do two kinds of unauthorized browsing.
Microsoft Discovers Malware in Word Files! Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft Word is omnipresent. Students use it for their academic careers and office workers, well, office workers pretty much live...
Microsoft Kills Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Office (CVE-2017-8630)
Recently the McAfee IPS Research Team informed Microsoft about a potential remote code execution vulnerability in Office 2016 that McAfee...
Microsoft Urges Customers to Update Windows as Soon as Possible
What happened Microsoft has shipped an emergency security update affecting most Windows users. This update partially addresses a security vulnerability known as PrintNightmare that could allow...
Microsoft’s Edge over Popups (and Google Chrome)
Following up on our previous blog, How to Stop the Popups, McAfee Labs saw a sharp decrease in the number...
Microsoft’s June Patch Kills Potential CFG Bypass
After applying Microsoft’s June patch, we noticed some interesting changes that prevent a security bypass of Windows’ Control Flow Guard...
Millennials Choose Convenience Over Security When it Comes to Information Sharing
For better or for worse, we’ve ended up amidst a society built on information sharing. There are a number of...
Millions Affected by Malware Attributed to Android Barcode-Scanning App
We’ve all come to a realization that we don’t go anywhere without our phone. It’s a utility that helps us...
Millions of Android Devices Hit With CopyCat Malware
Time and time again, we’ve seen Android malware make its way through mobile devices around the world. Now, a new...
Millions of Car Buyer Records Exposed: How to Bring This Breach to a Halt
Buying a car can be quite a process and requires a lot of time, energy, and research. What most potential...
