Zcrypt Expands Reach as ‘Virus Ransomware’
McAfee has recently seen a new kind of ransomware–Zcrypt—that can self-replicate. This “virus ransomware” arrives via email in a malicious...
Cybercriminals Crack into 360 Million Old Myspace Accounts
It’s easy to create online accounts, and it’s just as easy to forget them. Remember Myspace? The early social media...
Trillium Exploit Kit Update Offers ‘Security Tips’
McAfee Labs has previously blogged about the Trillium Exploit Kit Version 3.0, which is commonly used to create and distribute malware....
How ransomware attacks will soar with the growth of IoT
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. Last month I wrote about the rise of ransomware, a particularly nasty...
Don’t Let Hackers Sink Your Family Vacation Plans
Planning a family vacation has evolved to an art form. There’s an app for everything from booking flights, discovering deals,...
Seeing Through Darkleech Obfuscation: a Quick Hack to Iframes
This blog post was written by Kalpesh Mantri. Darkleech is an Apache module on the dark web that distributes malware....
Android Banking Trojan ‘SpyLocker’ Targets More Banks in Europe
Since the discovery of the Android banking Trojan SpyLocker, McAfee has closely monitored this threat. SpyLocker first appeared disguised as...
What We Can Take Away from the Milwaukee Bucks Data Breach
Large sports leagues are no strangers to the spotlight, and basketball is no different. The latest scandal? Last week, a...
Malware Mystery: JS/Nemucod Downloads Legitimate Installer
JS/Nemucod is the detection name given to a family of malicious JavaScript downloaders that have appeared in spam campaigns since last year....
Attacks on SWIFT Banking System Benefit From Insider Knowledge
In recent months, we’ve seen headlines about the compromise of a bank in Bangladesh from which cybercriminals attempted to steal...
