McAfee detected 16 million malware infections in the third quarter of 2017 alone, nearly double the number for the equivalent period the previous year, according to the firm’s latest mobile threat report. The past year not only marked an explosion in mobile malware, but also showed significant changes in the mobile landscape, setting up 2018 to be a year of advanced and targeted attacks, according to the report, unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The estimated five billion mobile users worldwide proved to be enticing bait for malware authors, who ramped up not only the number of attacks, but also the level of sophistication.
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Computer Weekly