Today, McAfee
released the McAfee
Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011, which focuses on the latest facts
and trends of malware, cybercriminal activity, and knowledge-based
authentication. The report is
24 pages in length, so we have compiled the highlights for you to be able to
apply to your fraud
prevention solutions.
- Malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76%
since last quarter - Most attacked mobile operating system
- 2011 busiest ever first half of a year ever: 12
million unique malware samples - 22% increase over 2010
- First-ever appearance of Mac fake AV (fake
anti-virus) - Significant uptick in rootkits
- 65 million malware samples in McAfees database
- Estimated it will reach 75 million by years end
- Stealth malware* is demonstrating recent steady
growth: up almost 38% over 2010 - SPAM is at historic low levels
- Cybercriminals are purchasing bulk lists of
emails. See graphic.
*Stealth malware is the tactic of hiding
malware in a rootkit, which is used by cybercriminals to make it harder to
detect and more persistent.
