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In today’s digital age, online payment platforms like PayPal have become essential tools for our everyday transactions. Unfortunately, they’ve also… The post Stolen with a Click: The Booming Business of PayPal Scams appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Dexter Shin  Summary  Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their techniques to bypass security measures. Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research… The post New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI  appeared first on McAfee Blog.

In a digital landscape hungry for the next big thing in Artificial Intelligence, a new contender called DeepSeek recently burst… The post Bogus ‘DeepSeek’ AI Installers Are Infecting Devices with Malware, Research Finds appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta,… The post Fake Toll Road Scam Texts are Everywhere. These Cities are The Most Targeted. appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored By Sakshi Jaiswal  McAfee Labs recently observed a surge in phishing campaigns that use fake viral video links to trick users… The post The Dark Side of Clickbait: How Fake Video Links Deliver Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Anuradha, Sakshi Jaiswal  In 2024, scams in India have continued to evolve, leveraging sophisticated methods and technology to… The post Rising Scams in India: Building Awareness and Prevention appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Aayush Tyagi Video game hacks, cracked software, and free crypto tools remain popular bait for malware authors. Recently,… The post GitHub’s Dark Side: Unveiling Malware Disguised as Cracks, Hacks, and Crypto Tools appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Wenfeng Yu and ZePeng Chen As smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, malicious apps… The post Spyware distributed through Amazon Appstore appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Dexter Shin Over the years, cyber threats targeting Android devices have become more sophisticated and persistent. Recently, McAfee… The post A New Android Banking Trojan Masquerades as Utility and Banking Apps in India appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored By Sakshi Jaiswal, Anuradha M In Q3 2024, McAfee Labs identified a sharp rise in the Remcos RAT threat…. The post The Stealthy Stalker: Remcos RAT appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by: Fernando Ruiz The McAfee mobile research team recently identified a significant global increase of SpyLoan, also known as… The post SpyLoan: A Global Threat Exploiting Social Engineering appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by: M. Authored by: M, Mohanasundaram and Neil Tyagi In today’s rapidly evolving cyber landscape, malware threats continue to… The post Lumma Stealer on the Rise: How Telegram Channels Are Fueling Malware Proliferation appeared first on McAfee Blog.

There’s no denying that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has been one of the most significant technological developments in recent memory,… The post The Dark Side of Gen AI appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Yashvi Shah and Aayush Tyagi Executive summary McAfee Labs recently observed an infection chain where fake CAPTCHA pages… The post Behind the CAPTCHA: A Clever Gateway of Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Neil Tyagi In cybersecurity, threats constantly evolve, and new ways to exploit unsuspecting users are being found. One… The post Cracked Software or Cyber Trap? The Rising Danger of AsyncRAT Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by SangRyol Ryu Recently, McAfee’s Mobile Research Team uncovered a new type of mobile malware that targets mnemonic keys… The post New Android SpyAgent Campaign Steals Crypto Credentials via Image Recognition appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Lakshya Mathur, Vallabh Chole & Abhishek Karnik Recently we witnessed one of the most significant IT disruptions in… The post The Scam Strikes Back: Exploiting the CrowdStrike Outage appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Abhishek Karnik As the world gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics, excitement is building,… The post Olympics Has Fallen – A Misinformation Campaign Featuring a Voice Cloned Elon Musk appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Yashvi Shah and Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy McAfee Labs has discovered a highly unusual method of malware delivery, referred to… The post ClickFix Deception: A Social Engineering Tactic to Deploy Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.

It’s been almost two years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, driving increased mainstream awareness of and access to Generative AI tools…. The post Quality Over Quantity: the Counter-Intuitive GenAI Key appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Dexter Shin Many government agencies provide their services online for the convenience of their citizens. Also, if this… The post Fake Bahrain Government Android App Steals Personal Data Used for Financial Fraud appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy, Rachana S Instagram, with its vast user base and dynamic platform, has become a hotbed for… The post How Scammers Hijack Your Instagram appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Yashvi Shah and Preksha Saxena AsyncRAT, also known as “Asynchronous Remote Access Trojan,” represents a highly sophisticated malware… The post From Spam to AsyncRAT: Tracking the Surge in Non-PE Cyber Threats appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Yashvi Shah, Lakshya Mathur and Preksha Saxena McAfee Labs has recently uncovered a novel infection chain associated with… The post The Darkgate Menace: Leveraging Autohotkey & Attempt to Evade Smartscreen appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Mohansundaram M and Neil Tyagi A new packed variant of the Redline Stealer trojan was observed in the… The post Redline Stealer: A Novel Approach appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Anuradha and Preksha Introduction PikaBot is a malicious backdoor that has been active since early 2023. Its modular… The post Distinctive Campaign Evolution of Pikabot Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by ZePeng Chen and Wenfeng Yu  McAfee Mobile Research Team has observed an active scam malware campaign targeting Android… The post Android Phishing Scam Using Malware-as-a-Service on the Rise in India appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Yashvi Shah and Preksha Saxena McAfee Labs has recently observed a significant surge in the distribution of prominent… The post Rise in Deceptive PDF: The Gateway to Malicious Payloads appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by: Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, staying ahead of malicious actors requires a deep understanding… The post GUloader Unmasked: Decrypting the Threat of Malicious SVG Files appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Dexter Shin  MoqHao is a well-known Android malware family associated with the Roaming Mantis threat actor group first… The post MoqHao evolution: New variants start automatically right after installation appeared first on McAfee Blog.