McAfee Reports 200 New Computer Attacks Per Minute in 2013
A new report from McAfee says every minute there are more than 200 new computer attacks using a variety of malware.
The report, McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013, noted an increase in Point of Sale attacks, citing Target. McAfee says that it now “has gained an understanding of the exact malware used in this attack.” McAfee says the type of “off the shelf” attack on Target Corporation was a simple text file and the class of attack was “far from advanced.”