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The Stars Scammers Love Most: McAfee Reveals World’s Most Deepfaked Celebs
Nov 13, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Your Phone Is the #1 Target in a New Wave of IRS Scams, McAfee Finds
As Tax Day looms and last-minute taxpayers feel the pressure, a surge of IRS scams is on...
AV-Comparatives Crowns McAfee as 2024’s Leader in Online Protection and Speed
McAfee Total Protection users can feel even more secure online knowing that AV-Comparatives has named it the...
McAfee Deepfake Detector: Fighting Misinformation with AMD AI-Powered Precision
In a world where deepfake scams and misinformation are increasingly pervasive, McAfee is taking a bold step...
2024 Data Breaches Wrapped
It’s been a big year for big data breaches. Billions of records on millions of people have...
Deepfakes of Prince William Lure Social Media Users into an Investment Scam
Deepfakes of Prince William and the UK Prime Minister are pushing investment scams on Facebook and Instagram....
CrowdStrike Outage Provides Opportunities for Scammers
Recently, a significant global outage resulted in thousands of Windows computers being brought offline. The source of...
Hybrid Workplace Vulnerabilities: 4 Ways to Promote Online Safety
Office workers are gearing up for a new workplace arrangement: the hybrid workplace. As offices reopen and...
User Data from 23andMe Leaked Online – What Users Should Do, and the Rest of Us Too
In October, a hacker claimed to have hijacked profile information of “millions” of users from the popular...
The PayPal Breach – Who Was Affected and How You Can Protect Yourself
PayPal recently notified thousands of its customers that their accounts were breached by hackers, leaving their Social...
McAfee 2023 Threat Predictions: Evolution and Exploitation
As 2022 draws to a close, the Threat Research Team at McAfee Labs takes a look forward—offering...
The Medibank Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself
Hackers have posted another batch of stolen health records on the dark web—following a breach that could...
The Optus Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself
Optus, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers, reported news of a data breach that may have compromised...
