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Valentine’s Day Cyber Scams that Will Play with Your Heart

Back in November, McAfee warned consumers about the 12 scams of Christmas – tactics that cybercriminals used to take advantage of our holiday cheer and good spirit to steal our financial information or confidential data. From sending malware emails and setting up phony Facebook promotions and contests to conducting online coupon scams, there is no Read more…

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How Criminals Capitalize On Our Digital Lives

Studies are beginning to show consistency in our digital behaviors. For example, almost 50% of us check Facebook or Twitter either immediately after waking or in the evening, after work or school. Criminals know this, and wait for these busy times to post tweets or status updates containing infected links. When unsuspecting users accidentally click Read more…

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Data Privacy Day 2012

Lately, it seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t learn about a major Internet presence taking steps to further erode users’ privacy. The companies with access to our data are tracking us in ways that make Big Brother look like a sweet little baby sister. Typically when we hear an outcry about Read more…

Tags: Consumer, counter identity theft, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Family Safety, malware, McAfee, Mobile, mobile security, personal information protection, scams, social networking, spam

Phishing Scammers Target Macs

On Christmas Day, 2011, Apple product users were targeted by a major phishing attack. The Mac Security Blog reported, “A vast phishing attack has broken out, beginning on or around Christmas day, with emails being sent with the subject ‘Apple update your Billing Information.’ These well-crafted emails could fool many new Apple users, especially those Read more…

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5 Digital New Year’s Resolutions For Parents

McAfee recently distributed a press release and the line that caught my eye was, “Now is the time for parents to model good behavior and etiquette.”  This wasn’t something you’d normally expect to see from a major security company, so intrigued, I read on. Instruction in etiquette and good behavior is something we could all probably Read more…

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2012 Threats: Are You Ready?

History is said to be a good indicator of what might come in the future. If you follow trends in how things are done and what tends to gain momentum then you can get a pretty good idea of what’s ahead. McAfee Labs™ is made up of security professionals who spend all their waking hours Read more…

Tags: antivirus, Consumer, Cybercrime, Family Safety, identity protection, identity theft, internet security, malware, McAfee, mobile security, pc security, spam

Zeus Spam Changes Tactics

McAfee Labs Messaging Security recently observed a new malicious spam campaign pushing password-stealing Trojans associated with the Zeus/Zbot family. This campaign leverages several notable social engineering techniques. For admins and netizens familiar with contemporary email-borne threats, a message purporting an undeliverable DHL, FedEx, or USPS package triggers an immediate red flag. Though still prevalent, those Read more…

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McAfee Q1/2011 Threat Reports: Android Platform New Target

If you were troubled by the successive calamities that plagued the world during Q1 2011, wait until you hear about the threats detected in the virtual world during this period! McAfee Labs Q1 2011 Threat Report reveals that the quarter recorded the highest activity in Q1 (January – February) malware history, coupled by significant changes Read more…

Tags: Android, botnets, malware, spam

Responses to Cybercrime in Japan and France

This week the Sorbonne University and the French Department of Justice hosted a meeting, the World and Development Institute (IMODEV) International Cybercrime, CyberThreat and CyberFraud Seminar. The audience heard eminent speakers including Pierre Joxe, a Member of the French Constitutional Council and former socialist Minister of the Interior, and Jacques Godfrain, the writer of the so-called Read more…

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Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness

I was so relieved when the CDC decided to release emergency preparedness instructions for a possible Zombie Apocalypse. I think all of us need to prepare for such an event. When I mention Zombies, adults seem to glaze over. They don’t even know what a Double Tap is for goodness sakes! I have done a Read more…

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