This growth in novel malware attacks shows that hackers are diversifying their tactics and tools to bypass security measures, This growth in novel malware attacks shows that hackers are diversifying their tactics and tools to bypass security measures, "especially those used in legacy, signature-based solutions," BlackBerry reported. Credit: Bigstock

New malware attacks were up 70% during the summer, according to a Global Threat Intelligence report from BlackBerry Ltd., which noted growth in novel malware attacks shows that hackers are diversifying their tactics and tools to bypass security measures, "especially those used in legacy, signature-based solutions."

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