Twitter Accounts of US Media Under Attack by Large Campaign
A previously reported campaign purportedly carried out by Turkish hacker group “Ayyildiz Tim” targeting high-profile, verified Twitter accounts with the purpose of spreading Turkish political propaganda appears to have escalated within the last 24 hours. McAfee Advanced Threat Research has investigated the new events and discovered the following.
5 Ways to Be Proactive When Protecting Your Personal Data
WannaCry, Equifax and Uber—in the wake of a data emergency, I often find myself hyperconscious of my online security measures:...
North Korean Defectors and Journalists Targeted Using Social Networks and KakaoTalk
Recently, South Korean media wrote about North Korean refugees and journalists being targeted by unknown actors using KakaoTalk (a popular...
Malicious Document Targets Pyeongchang Olympics
McAfee Advanced Threat Research analysts have discovered a campaign targeting organizations involved with the Pyeongchang Olympics. Attached in an email...
2018 Resolution: Lose the Weight of Tech Safety Guilt Once and for All
January is here, and we’ve got goals to crush. We want to be more productive. We want to spend more...
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...
Decyphering the Noise Around ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Team has closely followed the attack techniques that have been named Meltdown and Spectre...
5 Cybersecurity Resolutions to Consider for the New Year
2018 is officially here, and you know what that means: a bunch of resolutions that will probably take a back...
Be Unhackable: Here’s Your Post-Holiday Gift Safety Checklist
‘Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the house All the smart toys were buzzing and beeping about, The chargers...
How the IoT supports the world’s largest industries
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. The Internet of Things (IoT) has already helped to connect our world...
