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☠️ McAfee says crypto mining malware increased 4,000% in 2018

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Dec 27, 2018 ⋅  1 min read

McAfee's 2018 Labs Threat Report showed a 4,000 percent increase in malware activity. The activity mirrored the growth in crypto market, with a particular spike in activity from Q4 2017 through Q1 2018. McAfee noted the use of new invasive methods, such as attacks via routers, IoT devices, or social messaging apps like Telegram or Slack.

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