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Hackers hit Canvas and walked away with 275 million records from 8,800+ schools. If you've used it, your data could be in the pile. McAfee Identity Monitoring tells you if it surfaces. mcafee.com/blogs/security… #Canvas #DataBreach #McAfee

Mother’s Day shopping season = more great gifts and more scam attempts. Love this roundup from @RollingStone and @AlexisCMRuiz McAfee helps protect everyday moments like online shopping, so finding the perfect gift stays stress‑free. rollingstone.com/product-recomm…

“None of the cybersecurity suites I’ve tested have anything quite like McAfee’s online account cleanup tool.” - from @CNET + @DiannaLGunn People have hundreds of old accounts and no time to clean them up. Now with McAfee Online Account Cleanup, it takes minutes. Learn how it works and stands up to real-world testing👇 mcafee.ly/4eEPxHd

Smart coverage from @washingtonpost and @SingletaryM on how fake invites + cloned profiles are scaling fast. As McAfee CTO @SteveGrobman puts it: “When scammers find something that works, they lean in.” If something feels off, pause. Scam Detector helps flag risks and explain why. 👇 mcafee.ly/4cI5b32

Proud moment. McAfee's Scam Detector is a finalist @TheWebbyAwards in AI Experiences & Applications, Consumer Application category. If you believe in smarter protection, help us bring home the win, voting open until April 16th. vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/…

Tax scams spike this time of year. And they’re getting harder to spot. Thanks to @TODAYshow and @jimstickley for spotlighting our latest research and the 2026 tax scams to watch out for. Watch + learn how to spot the red flags: mcafee.ly/4scgNjt

Thanks to Paul Walker @McAfee for presenting about "𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞" at @avtestorg #Security #Summit 2026. Many thanks for the interesting insights you shared! #itsecurity #ScamAwareness

Get a text like this recently? DO NOT scan that QR code! It's a scam. Learn more + check out how our Scam Detector immediately flagged this message as suspicious 👇 mcafee.com/blogs/security…

New McAfee research featured by @Marketplace shows AI is making tax scams more convincing and effective. And nearly 1 in 4 Americans have already been targeted. Thanks to @Sabritree & @Ashley_Rodri for covering. 🎧 Listen to learn the red flags: marketplace.org/story/2026/03/…

March Madness brings brackets, bets, and bad actors. New McAfee research finds: 🚨 1 in 3 Americans have experienced a betting or gambling scam 💸 Victims lose $547 on average Watch McAfee's @abhishekkarnik explain how AI is fueling these scams 👇 yahoo.com/news/videos/wa… And H/T @YahooNews and @WGRZ for covering:

🚨 Nearly 1 in 4 Americans have been impacted by a tax scam Our latest research shows: 📩 refund texts 🎥 AI-generated messages If you get a message about your taxes, stop and go to official sources to verify. Read more 👇 finance.yahoo.com/news/almost-1-…

@avtestorg Awards 2025 for @McAfee » av-test.org/en/news/av-tes… For quite some time, robust cybersecurity has not only been a guarantor of data protection. […] #avtest #mcafee #threatprotection #awards #summit2026

Awards season isn’t just for Hollywood. 🏆 McAfee Total Protection just won 3 @AV_Comparatives Best Awards 2025: 🏆 Best Performance 🏆 Best Advanced Protection 🏆 Best Usability And it was the *only* consumer solution to win both Performance + Advanced Protection this year. More 👉 mcafee.com/blogs/mcafee-n…

At our fully packed AV-Comparatives Cybersecurity Summit 2026 we had the pleasure of handing over the physical awards to representatives of @McAfee for their line of products which scored really well in last year's tests. How well they did and which awards, you ask? Check our dedicated website av-comparatives.org/av-comparative… and stay tuned for all the other winners to come in the upcoming days! #AVComparatives #SecurityTesting #McAfee #Cybersecurity

New McAfee research found 30% plan to use tools like ChatGPT to help prepare their taxes. But as McAfee’s @abhishekkarnik told Mashable: “You don't want to be using chatbots as your tax consultants. They're not the experts.” Thanks to @chadibenedetto and @Mashable for raising awareness👇 mashable.com/article/chat-g…

Tax season = peak scam season. Scammers are sending texts, emails, and calls pretending to be the IRS, trying to pressure people into sharing personal info or sending payments. Reminder: The IRS won’t contact you through text, email, or social media demanding payment. Know the red flags:

Ever receive a package you don’t recognize...but it’s addressed to you? It may not be a mix-up. It could be the start of a “brushing” scam, where fraudsters use stolen info to send junk items and post fake verified reviews in your name. Thanks to @guardian for speaking with McAfee and covering this growing scam trend. 📦🔒 Read more: theguardian.com/money/2026/feb…

Kiss all the time. Disco occasionally. Panic-buying tickets? That’s where scammers win. With demand soaring for Harry Styles’ Together, Together tour, cybercriminals are flooding social feeds with fake resales and last-chance offers. As Vonny Gamot, Head of EMEA at McAfee, shared, scammers prey on urgency — pushing fans into clicking dodgy links, paying outside official platforms, or handing over personal details. At McAfee, we help fans slow down, spot the red flags, and keep the excitement where it belongs — in the crowd, not in a scammer’s wallet. tyla.com/entertainment/…