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Malware is on the rise. (Credit: McAfee) Malware continues to grow, not just in volume but in sophistication, according to a new report from McAfee. Released today, the security vendor's fourth-quarter 2012 Threats Report found that more organizations are being targeted by more clever cyberattacks. The number of trojans designed to steal passwords rose 72 percent last quarter. Some of these trojans are part of "customized" threats, while others are packaged with more "off-the-shelf" forms of malware. As one example, the Citadel trojan was specifically designed to hit financial services companies. Operation High Roller and Project Bliztkrieg were also cited by McAfee as two threats to banks and other financial companies. "We are seeing attacks shifting into a variety of new areas, from factories, to corporations, to government agencies, to the infrastructure that connects them together,"... [Read more] Read More ...
