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Fake Android Update Delivers SMS, Click Fraud in Europe
McAfee Mobile Research has been monitoring a mobile malware campaign targeting users in Germany, France, and Russia since the beginning...
CVE-2016-0018: DLL Planting Leads to a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
DLL planting, also known as DLL side loading, is a popular attack technique today. If we take a look at...
Why Is the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report Important to Me?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Every year Verizon releases their Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), sharing a wealth...
Malware Takes Advantage of Windows ‘God Mode’
Microsoft Windows has hidden an Easter Egg since Windows Vista. It allows users to create a specially named folder that...
Spotify and Minecraft Account Info Posted Online, Are You Safe?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. One of my favorite scenes in The Avengers is when Captain America tells...
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Obfuscation to Avoid Detection
Attacks by macro malware carrying ransomware are growing, as we have recently reported on Blog Central here and here. Now McAfee Labs...
The SS7 Flaw: What it is, and How Hackers Abuse It
Users don’t always have it easy when it comes to online security. Beyond the plethora of passwords, usernames, security questions...
Use an Airport App to Catch a Flight, Not a Bug
Traveling is supposed to be a break from reality, but that doesn’t mean it’s a breeze. First your Uber driver...
The Smart Home is Coming. Are We Ready for It?
If there’s one topic that has the security community excited, and hopeful at the same time, it’s the Internet of...
Is Cloud Security An Exaggerated Concern?
Research indicates the challenge has never been about security, but about transparency. The results are in: We have made zero...
