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McAfee Researchers Find Poor Security Exposes Medical Data to Cybercriminals
Those who have successfully gained access to medical data have been well rewarded for their efforts. One seller stated in an interview that “someone wanted to buy all the … records specifically,” claiming that the effort had netted US$100,000.
McAfee Researchers Analyze Dark Side of Cryptocurrency Craze
In December 2017 Bitcoin values skyrocketed, peaking at the unprecedented amount of roughly US$19,000 per coin. Unsurprisingly, the market for...
How Do You #PressForProgress?
By Marty, Regional Sales Director March 8th marks the 108th year the world has celebrated International Women’s Day. During those...
Hidden Cobra Targets Turkish Financial Sector With New Bankshot Implant
This post was prepared with contributions from Asheer Malhotra, Charles Crawford, and Jessica Saavedra-Morales. On February 28, the McAfee Advanced...
McAfee Employees Share How They #PressForProgress on International Women’s Day
By Karla, Digital Media Specialist During the month of March, we’re excited to support International Women’s Day (March 8) and...
How Hackers Bypassed an Adobe Flash Protection Mechanism
The number of Flash Player exploits has recently declined, due to Adobe’s introduction of various measures to strengthen Flash’s security....
McAfee Uncovers Operation Honeybee, a Malicious Campaign Targeting Humanitarian Aid Groups
This post was written with contributions from Jessica Saavedra-Morales, Thomas Roccia, and Asheer Malhotra. McAfee Advanced Threat Research analysts have...
DDoS Attacks in the Netherlands Reveal Teen Gamers on Troublesome Path
At the end of January, the Netherlands was plagued by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting various financial institutions,...
Free Ransomware Available on Dark Web
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team recently analyzed a ransomware-as-a-service threat that is available for free and without registration. This malware...
Lazarus Resurfaces, Targets Global Banks and Bitcoin Users
McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) analysts have discovered an aggressive Bitcoin-stealing phishing campaign by the international cybercrime group Lazarus that uses sophisticated malware with long-term impact.