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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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Locky Ransomware Hides Under Multiple Obfuscated Layers of JavaScript

This post was prepared with the invaluable assistance of Rahamathulla Hussain and Girish Kulkarni. During the last couple of weeks,...

Internet Security

Cybercriminals Crack into 360 Million Old Myspace Accounts

It’s easy to create online accounts, and it’s just as easy to forget them. Remember Myspace? The early social media...

McAfee Labs

Trillium Exploit Kit Update Offers ‘Security Tips’

McAfee Labs has previously blogged about the Trillium Exploit Kit Version 3.0, which is commonly used to create and distribute malware....

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

How ransomware attacks will soar with the growth of IoT

This blog post was written by Nick Viney. Last month I wrote about the rise of ransomware, a particularly nasty...

Internet Security Family Safety

Meet KeySweeper, the Stealthy Hardware Recording Your Keystrokes

If there’s one reason why classic James Bond films are so widely enjoyed, it’s because of the unbeatable gadgets. From...

McAfee Labs

Android Spyware Targets Security Job Seekers in Saudi Arabia

The Middle East is the new Wild West of mobile malware, especially for targeted attacks and intelligence gathering campaigns. During...

Family Safety

Don’t Let Hackers Sink Your Family Vacation Plans

Planning a family vacation has evolved to an art form. There’s an app for everything from booking flights, discovering deals,...

McAfee Labs

Seeing Through Darkleech Obfuscation: a Quick Hack to Iframes

This blog post was written by Kalpesh Mantri. Darkleech is an Apache module on the dark web that distributes malware....

Internet Security McAfee News

CRN Names SIX McAfee Women to its 2016 Women of the Channel List

This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Last week, CRN named SIX women from McAfee to its prestigious 2016 Women of...

McAfee Labs

Android Banking Trojan ‘SpyLocker’ Targets More Banks in Europe

Since the discovery of the Android banking Trojan SpyLocker, McAfee has closely monitored this threat. SpyLocker first appeared disguised as...

Security News Privacy & Identity Protection

What We Can Take Away from the Milwaukee Bucks Data Breach

Large sports leagues are no strangers to the spotlight, and basketball is no different. The latest scandal? Last week, a...

McAfee Labs

Which Cybersecurity Data Should You Trust?

Limitations of security data We are constantly battered by cybersecurity data, reports, and marketing collateral—and we shouldn’t treat all of this...

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5 Summer Tech Monitoring Tips for Busy Parents

Did you feel the seismic shift this week as most families went from a school to a summer schedule? The...

Mobile Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Why You Should Think Before Geotagging that Selfie

Do you remember the first time you posted on social media? Maybe it was a blog on LiveJournal or an...

McAfee Labs

Malware Mystery: JS/Nemucod Downloads Legitimate Installer

JS/Nemucod is the detection name given to a family of malicious JavaScript downloaders that have appeared in spam campaigns since last year....

McAfee Labs

Attacks on SWIFT Banking System Benefit From Insider Knowledge

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines about the compromise of a bank in Bangladesh from which cybercriminals attempted to steal...

Internet Security Security News Privacy & Identity Protection

Old Breach Revisited: Cybercriminal Sells 117 Million LinkedIn Credentials

This week, a cybercriminal group going by the moniker “Peace” made headlines across the Internet. Peace didn’t do anything special....

McAfee Labs

5 Steps to Enhance Security of Cloud Applications

This blog post was written by Dileep Dasari. When you move applications to the cloud, the attack surface changes while the vulnerabilities...

Family Safety

Talk to Your Kids About Online Safety, Sextortion On The Rise

This blog was written by Bruce Snell. In my day-to-day activities at McAfee, I deal with a lot of security...

McAfee Labs

Can Zealous Security Cause Harm?

Good security requires balancing risks, costs, and usability. Too much or too little of each can be unhealthy and lead...

Family Safety

10 Easy Ways to Clean Up & Curate Your Social Media

People are watching you right now. Like it or not — agree with the intrusion or not — you are...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Fad Diet Ads Online Open the Door for Cybercriminals

Fad diets have tempted people throughout history. At the turn of the 20th century, the Tapeworm Diet was the trend...

McAfee Labs

Sex Sells: Looking at Android Adult Adware Apps

Advertising is one of the primary methods to generate money from mobile devices. Ads can be displayed in the browser...

McAfee Labs

Key Lessons From Verizon’s ‘2016 Data Breach Investigations Report’

The annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is out and reinforces the value of well-established cybersecurity practices. The good folks...

McAfee Labs

Server-Side Request Forgery Takes Advantage of Vulnerable App Servers

This blog was written by Kunal Garg. Server-side request forgery is an attack in which an attacker can force a...

Internet Security McAfee News

What Strategic Engagement Can Do for You – Americas Partner Awards

Last night at the McAfee Americas Partner Summit we recognized elite performance in our channel by handing out our annual...

McAfee News

McAfee Corporate Marketing Priorities

As we move into the second half of 2016, I hope you and your marketing teams have recognized the value...

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