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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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Changing Passwords in a Post Heartbleed Bug World

From a home security standpoint, the main gatekeeper is the house key. It’s small, portable and fairly adept at keeping...

Mobile Security

Appearances Can Be Deceiving: Fake Anti-Virus App Dupes Users

If the laws of nature are capable of teaching us one thing it’s this: if it seems too good to...

Family Safety

3 Ways to Restore Self-Esteem & Sense of Privacy to Digital Teens

While kids today are the beneficiaries of amazing technology, there are casualties to growing up digital we can’t deny. We...

Family Safety

Why Your Kids Can’t Join Facebook Until They Are 13

Have you ever wondered why it is that your kids can’t join social media sites like Facebook until they are...

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iDroid Bot for Sale Taps Into Mobile Wallets

During recent weeks we’ve seen a new botnet kit advertised in several Russian forums. The iDroidbot costs US$1,500 and targets...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Five-Year-Old Boy Hacks His Xbox One

For most five year-olds, rule breaking usually consists of jumping in puddles and staying up past bedtime. Not so, for...

Mobile Security

Fandango and Credit Karma Mobile Apps Put Users At Risk

A night at the movies previously meant compromising between an edge-of-your-seat thriller and that new Nora Ephron romantic comedy, with...

McAfee Labs

Zbot Botnet Steals Thousands of Credentials

In McAfee Labs we keep a close eye on the Zeus/Zbot/Gamover botnet malware that is responsible of thousands of samples...

McAfee Labs

RTF Zero-Day Attack CVE-2014-1761 Shows Sophistication of Attackers

A serious RTF zero-day attack has struck recently. McAfee detection solutions were provided a couple of days ago that allowed...

McAfee Labs

RTF Attack Takes Advantage of Multiple Exploits

This is a joint analysis by Haifei Li, Stanley Zhu, and Jun Xie of McAfee Labs Recently, the rich text...

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