Here’s a sneak peek at the threats that could affect devices in the year ahead — Cybercrime is constantly evolving as cybercriminals look for new avenues of attack, and fresh angles on old tricks that have worked in the past. That’s why McAfee Labs™ is always on the lookout for new threats, performing in-depth research, Read more…
Tags: 2013 threat predictions, app stores, botnets, Cybercrime, malware, McAfee Labs, mobile devices, NFC, online marketplace, online safety, online stores, ransomeware
When McAfee Labs publishes its Threats Report each quarter, I tend to struggle with a combination of excitement and anxiety. I get excited to learn about the latest discoveries that plague cyberspace and anxious about whether the technology we continue to develop and hone can adequately protect our business customers. It’s critical information that we Read more…
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I hope that you all enjoyed your time off during the summer season. I presume you are back to work fully energized. On my side, I had a fantastic break in Spain with friends and family. I had a flying start for my return; there hasn’t been a quiet minute, as there is so much Read more…
Tags: Big Data, botnets, Compliance, drive-by downloads, EMEA, information growth, IPS, McAfee, raonsomware, Russia, Security Connected, smartphones, tablets, threat report, twitter
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…
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…
Tags: botnets, malware, spam, zombie computers
Did you know that 80% of the world’s spam comes from “zombie” computers? A zombie isn’t the living dead you’ll see looking for fresh brains; it is a computer that has been taken over by cybercriminals and can be controlled from afar, unbeknownst to the user sitting in front of the screen. The armies of Read more…
Tags: Belarus, botnets, Brazil, Cybercrime, cybercriminal, India, Indonesia, malware, Russia, spam, zombie computers, zombies
In the first part of this series we had a close look at the BlackEnergy bot. DDos botnets have been continuously evolving in the recent past. Recently, in December of last year, we came across a new DDoS bot found to be fairly active in the wild targeting a number of websites. During our analysis, the samples Read more…
Tags: botnets, Cybercrime, DDoS, McAfee Labs
Some of the most interesting research on mobile botnets is being done in the lab. Security researchers Collin Mulliner and Jean Pierre Seifert have put together a robust Proof-of-Concept (PoC) iPhone botnet. Their research was presented at the 5th International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (MALWARE 2010) last week. In a presentation titled “Rise Read more…
Tags: Apple, botnets, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, iphone, Mobile, mobile security, research
McAfee warns that cybercriminals can now use social media and malicious websites to create and manage botnets Cybercrooks have long been using botnets, or networks of remotely-controlled, infected computers, for malicious purposes. Now it is possible for cybercriminals to infect computers via dangerous websites, and control computers using social networking sites such as Twitter and Read more…
Tags: botnets, social media
On July 1 we released the results of our S.P.A.M (Spammed Persistently All Month) Experiment, in which 50 people from around the world surfed the Web unprotected for 30 days. By taking part in the experiment, participants were given permission to go where most Internet users would not dare, in order to discover how much Read more…
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