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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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Chat Friend Finder Apps on Google Play Leak Personal Information

Somewhat controversial websites or apps called chat friend finders, or ID BBS (Bulletin Board System) are spreading widely in Japan....

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Chapter Preview: It All Starts with Your Personal Data Lake

Once, not long ago, data was nestled in paper files or stored on isolated computer networks, housed in glassed-off, air-conditioned...

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Chapter Preview: Birth to Age 2 – First Footprints

When your baby is on the way, their privacy and digital security is probably the last thing you have on...

Internet Security

Chapter Preview: Ages 2 to 10 – The Formative Years

As our children venture into toddlerhood, they start to test us a bit. They tug at the tethers we create...

Family Safety

Chapter Preview: Ages 11 to 17 – From Tweens to Teens

For anyone who asks what happens during the tween through teen years, the best answer is probably, “What doesn’t happen?!”...

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Changing Passwords in a Post Heartbleed Bug World

From a home security standpoint, the main gatekeeper is the house key. It’s small, portable and fairly adept at keeping...

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Change Your Password. World Password Day is 7 May!

We also say we want to be safe online. Yet sometimes our actions betray our words—especially if we’re using simple,...

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Chameleon: the Wi-Fi Virus That Hides in Plain Sight & Spreads Like a Cold

Recently, a group of researchers at the University of Liverpool successfully tested a new virus with a terrifying potential. It...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

CES 2021: Highlights From the “Cleanest” Show Yet!

Typically, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) gives us a sense of where technology is going in the future. However,...

McAfee Labs

Cerber Ransomware Updates Configuration File

This blog post was written by Sudhanshu Dubey. McAfee Labs has recently analyzed Version 2 of Cerber, one of the...

McAfee Labs

Cerber Ransomware Now Hunts for Databases

  Cerber is one of the most popular ransomware packages. It has upgraded itself to also target databases. It is...

McAfee Labs

Cerber Ransomware Evades Detection With Many Components

This blog was co-written by Sapna Juneja. Cerber is a quickly evolving type of malware called crypto-ransomware. Cerber encrypts files...

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Celebrities Are Lures For Scammers

Through this guide, we aim to shed light on how scammers take advantage of the global fascination with celebrities to target their potential victims.

McAfee News

Celebrating our partners across EMEA

This blog was written by David Small. Last week, our EMEA Channel Partner Summit took place in Mallorca. This year’s...

Life at McAfee

Celebrating multi-national cultures this Hispanic Heritage Month

Do you know the difference between Hispanic and Latino? What about the traditions that are important parts of the Hispanic...

Life at McAfee

Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Advice and Insights from some of McAfee’s brightest STEM leaders This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, #TeamMcAfee...

Life at McAfee

Celebrating Halloween – McAfee Style

By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator Two weeks ago, I stepped into the McAfee Plano office with a mixture...

Internet Security

Celebrate World Wide Web Day: The Evolution of Web Safety

The World Wide Web, invented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, has undoubtedly made our lives more convenient in so many...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Celebrate National Download Day With This Safe Downloading Checklist

Happy Download Day! (Yes, there’s a day for that.) Today is an excellent day to share downloading best practices to...

Internet Security McAfee News

Celebrate International Women’s Day By Embracing a Career in Technology

This Sunday, we celebrate International Women’s Day, a global day for championing the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of...

McAfee Labs

CelebGate: a Long, Dangerous List of Celebrities

During the past few days, the media has been abuzz with the massive celebrity photo leak nicknamed CelebGate 2014. The...

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Catch Phish If You Can

There are some movies you can watch over and over again. For me, it’s “Catch Me If You Can,” Steven...

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Catch a Ride Via Wearable

More often than not, commuters and travelers alike want to get to their destination quickly and easily. The advent of...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Casino’s High-Roller Database Compromised by a Single IoT Thermometer

It’s no secret that IoT devices have caused some issues with security in the past. They’ve been used by cybercriminals...

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Cash Out with Our CES 2019 #RT2Win Sweepstakes!

We’ve officially touched down in Las Vegas for CES 2019! If you aren’t familiar with CES, it is the global...

McAfee Labs

Careto Worldwide Malware Attack Unmasked

On Monday Kaspersky Labs announced the discovery of a large number of malware infections across large parts of the globe. Kaspersky...

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Career change? Cybersecurity companies are hiring.

Career change? Cybersecurity companies are hiring. If you’re thinking career change or career shift, there’s a field that has an...

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