Apple Mac OS Malware Spiked in Q4

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Malware samples sharply increased for Mac OS devices in Q4 2016 as threat actors expand their targets outside Windows PCs, new McAfee report says.
Mac OS malware increased by 247% in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a new report by McAfee Labs.

The dramatic increase in Apple Mac OS malware samples went from 50,000 in Q3 2016 to about 320,000 in Q4.

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