McAfee Issues Pinterest Scam Alert, Warns Users to “Pin with Caution”
Pinterest users should be careful when visiting a link that uses catchy titles like “Free Gift Card” “Shocking video” or “Free Giveaways” In March, McAfee Labs reported a new wave of social scams...
View ArticleMcAfee Finds Personal Computer and Smartphone Threats at Four-Year High
8 million new malicious software samples have been detected since January 2012 due to unrelenting spammers and hackers Since the start of the new year, PC malware (malicious software) has already...
View ArticleConsumer Alert: McAfee Releases Results of Global Unprotected Rates Study
Security experts labelled 2011 “Year of the Hack,” with a string of high-profile attacks against corporations and consumers alike. There is no doubt cybercrime is increasing at an alarming rate. The...
View Article6.5M LinkedIn Passwords Reportedly Stolen: What Users Should Do Now
–Updated at 2pm pacific– Earlier today, Norwegian computer site, DagensIT.no, reported that 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords were recently posted to a Russian hacker site. LinkedIn is continuing to...
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INTERNET USERS: Take These Actions Before July 9 To Ensure You’ll Stay Connected
Updated – July 6th at 1pm pacific McAfee releases a free tool to help consumers identify the risk of DNS Trojan and modify their Internet settings by ‘DNSChanger’ Trojan On July 9, 2012, the FBI will...
View ArticleYahoo! Hacked: 15 Tips To Better Password Security
In light of the Yahoo Voices hack where 450,000 passwords have been compromised, it’s time again to let the world know what they are doing wrong when it comes to passwords. CNET pointed out that:...
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Latest Yahoo Data Breach Restates Need for Basic Security
News broke today of a large data breach against Yahoo Voices, resulting in more than 400,000 username/password combinations being posted in clear text. The compromise involved a basic SQL-injection...
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From Tourist Information to Malware in one easy step…
This week BBC News and others reported that Gibraltar is joining another well known destination, Monmouth UK, by tagging locations around the country with printed 2 dimensional bar codes (QR Codes)...
View ArticleKick Off 2013 with Online Privacy in Mind
Back in August, a Forbes article pointed out 10 simple ways to protect your privacy. The full list included: Password protecting devices Putting a Google Alert on your name Signing out of email and...
View ArticleProtecting Your Always-Connected Digital Life: McAfee and Intel at CES 2013
How many devices do you have connected to the Internet? When you count up all the computers, smartphones, tablets, and other Internet-connected devices in your home, the number can add up quickly. Our...
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Fake Vertu App Infects Korean and Japanese Android Users
A new threat has surfaced targeting users in Korea and Japan, but this attack, unlike others making the news, is not one motivated by political or ideological dogma. Instead, this one is based purely...
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Fake-Alert Scam Targets Mac Users
One of the most prevalent families of recent Trojans is called fake alerts. These Trojans generate fake warning screens that look like they were generated by legitimate security or anti-malware...
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