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McAfee detects an average of 419 new cyber threats per minute in Q2

By Basit Ansari
McAfee detects an average of 419 new cyber threats per minute in Q2
<p>McAfee said it has witnessed an average of 419 new threats per minute as overall new malware samples grew by 11.5 % in the quarter ending October. Covid-19 prompted cybercriminals to change cybercrime campaigns to pandemic themes and exploit the weaknesses of WFH, said the &quot;McAfee Threats Report: Nov 2020.&quot; The report went on and said that Q2 saw a 605% increase in Covid-19-related attack compared to Q1.<br /> </p>
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