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How to Stop the Popups
McAfee is tracking an increase in the use of deceptive popups that mislead some users into taking...
Access Token Theft and Manipulation Attacks – A Door to Local Privilege Escalation
Executive Summary Many malware attacks designed to inflict damage on a network are armed with lateral movement...
Clever Billing Fraud Applications on Google Play: Etinu
Authored by: Sang Ryol Ryu and Chanung Pak A new wave of fraudulent apps has made its...
McAfee Labs Report Reveals Latest COVID-19 Threats and Malware Surges
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team today published the McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021. In this...
BRATA Keeps Sneaking into Google Play, Now Targeting USA and Spain
Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research Team uncovered several new variants of the Android malware family BRATA being...
McAfee ATR Threat Report: A Quick Primer on Cuba Ransomware
Executive Summary Cuba ransomware is an older ransomware, that has recently undergone some development. The actors have incorporated the leaking of...
McAfee Defender’s Blog: Cuba Ransomware Campaign
Cuba Ransomware Overview Over the past year, we have seen ransomware attackers change the way they have...
McAfee Defenders Blog: Reality Check for your Defenses
Welcome to reality Ever since I started working in IT Security more than 10 years ago, I...
Netop Vision Pro – Distance Learning Software is 20/20 in Hindsight
The McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and...
McAfee Defender’s Blog: Operation Dianxun
Operation Dianxun Overview In a recent report the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Strategic Intelligence team disclosed...
Operation Diànxùn: Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Telecommunication Companies
In this report the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Strategic Intelligence team details an espionage campaign, targeting...
Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates
Overview For the March 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of seven DNS vulnerabilities. Five of...
