McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In our latest report, McAfee® Labs reveals threat research from Q3 and Q4 of 2020 including how bad actors continue to leverage the challenges of living and working amidst a pandemic with COVID-19-themed threat campaigns.

Notable research includes:

  • An average of 588 threats per minute
  • New MacOS malware surged 420% in Q3
  • New Powershell increased 208% in Q4
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Archived reports

November 2020 Report

In this report, McAfee Labs takes a closer look into the threats that surfaced in the second quarter of 2020. After a first quarter that led the world into a pandemic, the second quarter of 2020 saw enterprises continue to adapt to unprecedented levels of employees working from home and the cybersecurity challenges the new normal demands.

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July 2020 Report

In this special edition, we examine cyber threats in the first quarter of 2020 and the evolution of threats related to COVID-19. The report also introduces the cybersecurity community to the new McAfee COVID-19 Threat Dashboard.

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August 2019 Report

In this edition, we highlight the significant investigative research and trends in threats statistics and observations in the threat landscape gathered by the McAfee Advanced Threat Research and McAfee Labs teams in Q1 2019.

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