"Malware Increased by 358% in 2020"

Researchers from Deep Instinct discovered that malware increased by 358% overall and ransomware increased by 435% compared with 2019.  The distribution of Emotet malware increased significantly in 2020 by 4,000%.  Malware targeting Android phones increased by 263%.  The researchers also found that the month of July had the largest increase in malicious activity by 653% compared with the previous year.  Microsoft Office documents were the most manipulated document attack vector and went up by 112%.  The study also showed that the sophistication of attacks grew in 2020, with more attacks using advanced evasive tactics that make detection much more difficult.

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