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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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How To Spot A Fake Facebook Account

How do you manage your Facebook friends? Do you keep your list really tight and only include ‘active’ pals? Or...

Mobile Security

How to Safely Date Online

According to Pew, three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have used a dating site or app. That number climbs to 53%...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

What to Do If Your Email Is Hacked

I think I could count on my hand the people I know who have NOT had their email hacked. Maybe...

Internet Security

Deepfake Drama: How Gwyneth Paltrow Became the Latest Target in AI Deception

As technology advances, so do the methods used by cybercriminals to spread misinformation and scams. One of the most concerning...

Internet Security

The Top 10 Riskiest Online Destinations Revealed

As Americans make their travel plans, scammers lie in wait. We’ve uncovered the top ten “riskiest” destinations for travel scams...

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How to Protect Yourself From a Spear Phishing Scam

As the name implies, spear phishing attacks are highly targeted scams. They often occur in professional settings, where the scammers...

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What You Need to Know About Election Security

As election season approaches, the importance of safeguarding our democratic processes has never been more critical. Ensuring election security is...

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Fake Bahrain Government Android App Steals Personal Data Used for Financial Fraud

Authored by Dexter Shin Many government agencies provide their services online for the convenience of their citizens. Also, if this...

How To Guides and Tutorials

How to Stay Safe Against Scams While Traveling

Following a whirlwind year of travel in 2023, 40% of Americans are gearing up for even more adventures in 2024....

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security Family Safety

How To Prevent Your Emails From Being Hacked

My mother recently turned 80, so of course a large celebration was in order. With 100 plus guests, entertainment, and...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How Free VPNs Come With a Price

The number of people who use VPNs (virtual private networks) continues to mushroom. Recent research shows that 46% of American...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How to Delete Your Browser History

Deleting your browsing history has its benefits. For one, it can improve the performance of your device. Secondly, it can...

Family Safety

Family-Friendly Online Safety Tips for Summer Vacations

Summer vacations are a time for families to relax, unwind, and create lasting memories together. Whether you’re heading to the...

How To Guides and Tutorials Internet Security

How to Protect Your Personal Data

All your online activity creates a trail of data. And that data tells a story. The story of you.  The...

Internet Security

How Ozempic Scams Put People’s Finances and Health at Risk

As pharmacies each week fill more than one million prescriptions for Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs, scammers are...

How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online

I often joke about how I wish I could wrap up my kids in cotton wool to protect them from...

Mobile Security

How to Avoid Being Phished by Your Phone

By now you’ve probably heard of the term “phishing”—when scammers try to fool you into revealing your personal info or...

Family Safety

Sextortion: What Your Kids Need to Know

Sextortion is a nightmare scenario no parent wants to contemplate, yet recent FBI reports indicate a distressing rise in cases...

How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

How to Get Kids Focused on Their Online Privacy

Kids engage online far differently than adults. Between group chats, social apps, and keeping up with digital trends, their interests, and attention spans constantly shift, which means online privacy...

Family Safety

How Teens Date in the Digital Age

Falling in love in the internet age is a whole different ball game to the social-media-free ’70s, ’80s and ’90s....

Internet Security

How Online Dating Scams work and How to Spot Them

Sarah didn’t see it coming. A single mom in her late 40s, “Sarah” was especially lonely after her divorce (name...

Mobile Security

Thelma – The Real-Life Voice Scam That Made It into the Movies

This has to be a first. Something from our blogs got made into a movie. We’re talking about voice scams,...

How To Guides and Tutorials

How to Safely Connect to Public Wi-Fi While Traveling

As the summer sun beckons us to explore new destinations, many of us rely on public Wi-Fi to stay connected...

Security News

The Kaspersky Software Ban—What You Need to Know to Stay Safe Online

Citing national security concerns, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a ban on the sale of all Kaspersky online...

How To Guides and Tutorials Mobile Security

How to Protect Yourself from Vishing

“Vishing” occurs when criminals cold-call victims and attempt to persuade them to divulge personal information over the phone. These scammers...

Family Safety

What Security Means to Families

What is our real job as parents? Is it to ensure our kids get good grades? – Maybe. Or is...

McAfee Labs

Quality Over Quantity: the Counter-Intuitive GenAI Key

It’s been almost two years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, driving increased mainstream awareness of and access to Generative AI tools....

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