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What You Need to Know About Stagefright
Any mention of stage fright transports us to our schooldays when we had to go up on stage to recite...
Quarterly Threat Report: What Do the Numbers Mean to Me?
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Every quarter, the team at McAfee Labs releases a threats report detailing...
Email Hackers, Go Home! New Security Updates Come to Gmail
Email has been an integral part of our culture for more than two decades now. It seems like just yesterday...
Mobile Shopping on Social Media: The New Frontier
Let’s go back in time. Here’s the scenario: You’re hosting a party and the party prep includes a trip to...
DHS Accelerates Information Sharing Standards Effort; McAfee to Chair Working Group
This post first appeared at Policy@Intel on March 9. In an effort to accelerate cyber information sharing, and in response...
McAfee Labs Unlocks LeChiffre Ransomware
At McAfee Labs we recently received a low-profile ransomware called LeChiffre. Unlike ransomware that is distributed by a spam campaign or...
Passwords – It’s Not Cool to Share
Rightly or wrongly, being part of the ‘it’ crowd at school is what every tween and teen yearns for. Being...
W97M Downloader Serves Vawtrak Malware
McAfee Labs recently found a variant of the W97M macro malware downloader that runs the Vawtrak malware. Although W97M usually...
Cybersecurity Suffers Due to Human Resources Challenges
The cybersecurity industry is in a state of disrepair. Growing human resource problems put the efforts to secure technology at...
5G Networks Pose Cyber Risks, Opportunities
Fifth-generation networking (5G) holds the potential for a massive immersion of technology into the lives of people and businesses. It...
Women’s History Month: 5 Women Who Changed Technology
Some say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But did you know that you have a...
Don’t Let Scams Be the Cause of your March Madness
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. For basketball fans, March is a great month. It’s time to fill...
Your Mobile Lucky Charm
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! While today was originally established to honor the life of St. Patrick, over time the holiday...
Hacktivists Turn to Phishing to Fund Their Causes
At McAfee we recently observed a phishing campaign targeting Apple account holders. The link directed the user to a compromised WordPress...
Report Highlights Enterprise Biometric Vulnerabilities, Opportunities
Authentication in the modern enterprise is becoming more difficult. The risks are rising, but adding more security controls can impede...
TeslaCrypt Ransomware Arrives via Neutrino Exploit Kit
This post was written by Sriram P. and Varadharajan Krishnasamy. TeslaCrypt is a ransomware family that encrypts files and extorts money...
How Keyless Entry Lets Cybercriminals Hack Your Connected Car
There’s a certain sort of absurd-ism to Christine, the novel-slash-movie released by Stephen King and John Carpenter in 1983. In...
Why Should I Care About This Dam Hack?
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. You may have heard recently about US Justice Department’s plans to officially...
An Inkjet Printer is All You Need to Hack a Smartphone’s Fingerprint Scanner
No two fingerprints are alike. It’s an undisputable fact that’s allowed humanity to make huge strides in criminal justice, record-keeping,...
Criminals are Getting Excited for Tax Filing Season
Cybercriminals are plotting to take advantage of tax season, by fraudulently impersonating consumers and scamming Americans. For the citizens...
Do You Know Your Kids’ Passwords?
As parents, we are faced with so many dilemmas. Are our children ‘available’ for play dates with kids we’re not...
Macro Malware Associated With Dridex Finds New Ways to Hide
Macro malware is on the upswing and cybercriminals are always searching for new ways to deceive users and evade detection....
The Facebook Hack That Lets Strangers Spy on Your Sleep Patterns
Many of us check Facebook first thing in the morning. We’ve all been guilty of browsing away in bed before...
#BeStrong App Gives Kids a Way to Support Each Other Online
Sometimes one of the most powerful things you can say to someone going through a tough time is, “You are...
Locky Ransomware on Rampage With JavaScript Downloader
Locky is a ransomware family that encrypts victims’ files and demands money to decrypt the files. It has infected many...
Ransomware and You
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. This past weekend I was at a local roller rink where my...
My First Six Weeks
I am tasked with writing my first BLOG. With more than 25 years in this industry, I am quickly overwhelmed...
