Why You Need to Teach Your Kids to be Careful What They Search For Online
With information and video access at their fingertips most teens spend a crazy amount of time online looking for the...
Mirror Mirror Online, Who Is the Most Dangerous Celebrity of Them All?
We all do it. We probably all just don’t admit it. Well I admit it—I’ve searched for that elusive picture...
Mobile Bankers Beware: A New Phishing Scam Wants Your Money
As a growing number of smartphone owners get increasingly comfortable using their mobile devices for everything from shopping online to...
Don’t Take a Bite out of that Apple Gift Card Scam
Good rule of thumb on the web: When it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Those ads...
Japanese One-Click Scammers Abuse Mobile Traffic Exchange Service
McAfee has been monitoring and reporting extensively on one-click-fraud malware for Android in Japan this year. These attacks, primarily on...
What is a Keylogger?
Whether it is called a keylogger, spyware or monitoring software, it can be the equivalent of digital surveillance, revealing every...
Adult Voice-Service Apps on Google Play Japan Charge Users Without Notice
McAfee has reported on increasing fraudulent Android applications on Google Play in Japan this year, including one-click fraud applications and...
Internet Browser Cookies: Not What Grandma Used To Make
Imagine you’re surfing the web in search of a new pair of shoes on Zappos.com. You browse the website, look...
What is Typosquatting?
Typosquatting, also known as URL hijacking, is a form of cybersquatting (sitting on sites under someone else’s brand or copyright)...
Are You Stressed Out About Passwords? Consider a Simple Option
Used correctly, passwords help keep your personal information safe, and if you’re like me, you probably have dozens (or in...
