Trend Micro finds Australia to be sixth in malware attacks on mobile devices

[1] A report from global security firm Trend Micro finds Australia to be the sixth in global rankings of countries with the highest number of macro malware detection.

[2] The reports notes that mobile devices including smartphones are increasingly under attack from malicious app downloads by Australian mobile device users.

[3] Australia is ranked third in the world for countries most affected by the Angler Exploit Kit malware, behind Japan and the US.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Trend Micro finds Australia to be sixth in malware attacks on mobile devices