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Summer vacation season is upon us, and millions of families are booking accommodations for their dream getaways. But with the… The post What to Do If You Book a Hotel or Airbnb and It Turns Out to Be a Scam appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Summer is synonymous with vacations, a time when families pack their bags, grab their sunscreen, and embark on exciting adventures…. The post How To Protect Your Family’s Smartphones While on Vacation appeared first on McAfee Blog.

In a significant security incident, Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform, recently disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 70,000 users…. The post How to Protect Your Crypto After the Coinbase Breach appeared first on McAfee Blog.

At McAfee, we see the real faces behind the statistics. Our research shows, globally, people spend an average of 83… The post Standing Together Against Scams: McAfee Joins the Global Anti-Scam Alliance appeared first on McAfee Blog.

German sportswear giant Adidas has confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident that compromised customer personal information through an attack on their… The post Adidas Data Breach: What Consumers Need to Know and How to Protect Yourself appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Was that spinning head a mistake—or the whole point? When McAfee dropped a new digital ad showing a woman lounging… The post Keep It Real: How McAfee Is Using AI to Fight AI—and End Scam Stigma appeared first on McAfee Blog.

When Grey’s Anatomy actor Chris Carmack and musician Erin Slaver tried to order custom patio cushions from what seemed like… The post Introducing Scam Stories: A McAfee Campaign to End Scam Stigma appeared first on McAfee Blog.

In today’s online world, scams are everywhere—and they’re harder to spot than ever. From sophisticated phishing texts and deepfake videos… The post Introducing McAfee’s Scam Detector – Now Included in All Core Plans appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Cory considers himself pretty cautious. But like millions of people juggling packed schedules, one click on a hectic day proved… The post Cory’s Scam Story: A Fake Text Nearly Took His Identity appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Brittany C., a dedicated teacher, had been planning a special night for months. After saving up steadily, she landed four… The post Brittany’s Scam Story: Eras Tour Chaos appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Henry A. had been trying for weeks to score a ticket to see Tyler, the Creator in Dallas. Even without… The post Henry’s Scam Story: The Social Media Con appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Bradley K. was a brand-new dad, sleep-deprived and juggling life with a newborn, when he received a phone call that… The post Bradley’s Scam Story: New Dad vs Fake IRS Call  appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Welcome to the first edition of This Week in Scams, a new weekly series from McAfee breaking down the latest… The post This Week in Scams: $16.6 Billion Lost, Deepfakes Rise, and Google Email Scams Emerge appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Job scams are on the rise. And asking the right questions can help steer you clear of them.  That rise… The post Interviewing for a Job? Spot a Scam with These Questions appeared first on McAfee Blog.

How does this job offer sound? When you pay, you get paid. Sounds fishy, right? In fact, it’s one of… The post “Pay to Get Paid” – The New Job Scam That’s Raking in Millions Right Now appeared first on McAfee Blog.

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.

As Tax Day looms and last-minute taxpayers feel the pressure, a surge of IRS scams is on the rise.   Research… The post Your Phone Is the #1 Target in a New Wave of IRS Scams, McAfee Finds appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Al Roker never had a heart attack. He doesn’t have hypertension. But if you watched a recent deepfake video of… The post ‘Seeing is Believing is Out the Window’: What to Learn From the Al Roker AI Deepfake Scam appeared first on McAfee Blog.

There are plenty of phish in the sea.  Millions of bogus phishing emails land in millions of inboxes each day… The post How to Spot Phishing Emails and Scams appeared first on McAfee Blog.

We’re thrilled to share that McAfee has earned two prestigious AV-TEST Awards: Best Advanced Protection and Best Performance for Consumer… The post McAfee Wins AV-TEST Awards for Best Advanced Protection and Best Performance 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.

Cybercriminals are getting smarter. They’re now using a development toolkit called .NET MAUI to create fake apps that look and… The post New Android Malware Sneaks Past Security by Pretending to Be Real Apps appeared first on McAfee Blog.

The collapse of genetic testing giant 23andMe has raised serious privacy concerns for millions of people who shared their DNA… The post How to Delete Your Data from 23andMe and Protect Your Privacy appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Online scams are evolving faster than ever, with cybercriminals using AI, deepfake technology, and social engineering to trick unsuspecting users…. The post How to Recognize an Online Scammer appeared first on McAfee Blog.

It’s the month of top seeds, big upsets, and Cinderella runs by the underdogs. With March Madness basketball cranking up,… The post How to Protect Yourself from March Madness Scams appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Authored by Aayush Tyagi and M, Mohanasundaram  *Bold = Term Defined in Appendix In this blog, we discuss how malware… The post Look Before You Leap: Imposter DeepSeek Software Seek Gullible Users 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.

Typos. Too-good-to-be-true offers. Urgent warnings. Scammers are getting smarter—and more convincing. New research from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals… The post Avoid Being Scammed: How to Identify Fake Emails and Suspicious Links appeared first on McAfee Blog.

W-2 phishing scams often involve emails that appear to be from the IRS or another official source, requesting personal information. The goal is to trick the recipient into revealing confidential data, such as social security numbers and financial information, which the perpetrator can then use for fraudulent purposes. The post How to Protect Your Financial Data During Tax Season appeared first on McAfee Blog.

Tax season isn’t just busy for taxpayers—it’s prime time for scammers, too. As you gather your W-2s, 1099s, and other… The post Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft appeared first on McAfee Blog.