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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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Three Lessons I’ve Learned Battling Cancer and Cybercriminals

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Three Reasons You Need a VPN

You know what a VPN is, but the question remains—why do you need a VPN?  There’s one good reason. Your...

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Three Signs Your Teen May Be Sexting and What to Do About It

I will be the first to confess that sometimes when I look at my kids, my eyes do not work....

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Three Words Every Parent Needs to Know

  Have you noticed that commonplace words don’t quite mean what they used to? It’s a subtle but alarming shift...

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TikTok Challenge, Hoop App, and Other Headlines You May Have Missed

Digital news that affects families seems to be dominating the headlines these days. To keep parents in the know, here...

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TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions

TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions It’s popular. It’s uplifting. It’s creative. It’s entertaining. It can also be...

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Time to make your Kids aware of Digital Fraud?

Long ago I watched a movie where the hero returned home after a harrowing experience only to find that an...

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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...

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Timeless Principles to Help Your Child Develop Social Superpowers

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years...

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Timeline of Bitcoin Events Demonstrates Online Currency’s Volatility

The buzz about Bitcoin has moved from online circles to mainstream media sources. Last week’s news of the collapse of...

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Tinder Not So Tender

Tinder is a kind of modern day ‘Hot or Not’ mobile dating app. It finds matches based on location, then...

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Tips for Effective Threat Hunting

This blog was co-written by Ramnath Venugopalan. In May, McAfee surveyed more than 700 IT and security professionals around the...

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To Preserve Bandwidth, Gogo Inflight Executes a Man-in-the-Middle Attack

Early last week, Gogo Inflight, a provider of in-flight Internet access for airlines, caught a lot of headlines for a...

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To Realize a Better Healthcare System, The IOTs Needs to be Secured

The adage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” has, according to The Washington Post, been around since the...

Family Safety

To Skype or Not to Skype: What Parents Need to Know About Video Chat

Captain Kirk isn’t the only one who gets to video chat these days. If your kids have a smart phone...

Family Safety

To Unplug Or Not To Unplug? That Is The Holiday Question

If you’re heading away these holidays, it’s likely you’ve workshopped the idea of whether to ‘unplug’ – and I’m not...

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Today’s Connected Cars Vulnerable to Hacking, Malware

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently published an article about threats to automobiles on the French site JournalAuto.com. Connected cars are growing rapidly in number and represent the next big step in personal transportation.

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Today’s Microsoft Outage Explained and Why it Triggers a Scam Playbook

Microsoft users across the U.S. experienced widespread disruptions Thursday after a technical failure prevented people from sending or receiving email...

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Today’s Trends: Consumers Prioritize Protection Over Convenience

People have made it clear. They’re feeling more exposed to online threats and want stronger protection. Our 2022 Trends Study...

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Together is Power: Why McAfee Partnered With British Telecom Group

Cybersecurity threats are growing in both number and strength day by day, making it almost impossible for any one person...

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Together We Are Forming a Powerful Alliance Against the Bad Guys

McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) is a technology ecosystem designed to assemble the world’s leading security innovations to form a...

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Together, We Block and Tackle to Give You Peace of Mind

As a leader in cybersecurity, we at McAfee understand that every aspect of your digital life has potential weak spots...

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Tom Hanks Warns Fans: The Dark Side of AI Scams 

Tom Hanks, one of the most recognizable faces in the world, warns that scammers have swiped his likeness in malicious...

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Too Much Tech: 4 Steps to Get Your Child to Chill on Excessive Snapchatting

We were in the midst of what I believed to be an important conversation. “Just a sec mom,” she said promptly...

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Top 10 COVID-19 Scams: How to Stay Protected

The COVID-19 pandemic flipped the world on its head in so many ways. Offices and schools stood empty while living...

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With hacks, scams, cybercriminals, malware and more, the internet can feel like a dangerous place these days. And, the recent...

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Top 3 Phishing Attacks Use Similar Tricks

Phishing scams are immensely popular and we see millions of phishing messages everyday. Today we offer the top three phishing...

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