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Title: Malware threats against macOS surged over 1000% in 2020 Post by: HCK on March 18, 2021, 04:05:19 pm Malware threats against macOS surged over 1000% in 2020
Malware for the Mac experienced a revolution last year. What you need to know Malware developed to target macOS surged by over 1000% in 2020. 674,273 new malware samples were found in the year. Windows still sees 135 times more malware than macOS. It looks like the Mac is experiencing a malware revolution. Atlas VPN, a popular VPN service, conducted an investigation on the state of macOS malware and found that development on malware for the Mac jumped by over 1000% in 2020. According to the Atlas VPN investigation, the development of macOS malware surged by 1,092% in 2020. To be exact, 674,273 new malware samples were found in 2020, when there were only 56,556 samples detected in 2019 ... The malware development data was extracted on March 17, 2020, from AV-TEST GmbH, an independent research institute for IT security. As explained in the report, malware is generally a catch-all phrase that covers a range of different threats: Malware, or malicious software, is a colle... Source: Malware threats against macOS surged over 1000% in 2020 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/tKeAzMrEpI4/malware-threats-against-macos-surged-over-1000-2020) |