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McAfee Report Says Mobile Malware Threats Rebound

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

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McAfee Report Says Mobile Malware Threats Rebound

Malware on Android-based mobile devices increased 35 percent in the second quarter, a rate of growth not seen since early 2012, network security software provider McAfee says in its second quarter threats report issued yesterday. The report says that backdoor Trojans and banking malware were the most popular threats in the quarter, adding that new Android threat samples are on track for a record year. “The mobile cybercrime landscape is becoming more defined as cybergangs determine which tactics are most…

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