Malware growth maintains rapid pace as mobile threats surge

The number and complexity of cyber-attacks, especially those targeting mobile devices, grew at an alarming pace in the second quarter, security technology company McAfee Labs said in its latest Threats Report.

McAfee identified more than 8 million previously undiscovered samples of malicious software, or malware,   during the three months that ended June 30th. The number of new malware samples grew by more than 1.5 million from the first quarter to the second quarter.

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