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Malware Threats on Macs Outpace Windows For First Time Ever

Category: Technology
Duration: 00:04:31
Publish Date: 2020-02-17 05:10:32
Description: It’s generally accepted that Macs are safer and less malware-prone than Windows PCs. Well, not anymore. A new report says that for the first time ever, Mac-specific threats outpaced PCs by a rate of 2:1 in 2019. The report comes from Malwarebytes, an antivirus software maker. In its 2020 State of Malware Report, the firm says it found the volume of Mac threats increased year-over-year by more than 400 percent.
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