"New Ransomware Grows 118% as Cybercriminals Adopt Fresh Tactics and Code Innovations"

McAfee Labs discovered that on average, their were 504 new threats per minute in Q1 2019, and a resurgence of ransomware along with changes in campaign execution and code. They also discovered that 2.2 billion stolen account credentials were made available on the cybercriminal underground, over the course of the quarter. 68 percent of targeted attacks, utilized spear-phishing for initial access,while 77 percent relied upon user actions for campaign execution. Overall, new ransomware samples had increased 118 percent within the first Q1 2019.  

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