by: Roy Urrico

Reports of 2.2 billion malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in 2015’s first quarter and an evolving Dyre Wolf malware threat are reminders of the continuing need for financial institutions to remain vigilant.

In an epic quarter, Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky Lab released the “IT Threat Evolution Report for Q1 of 2015.” It discovered 2.2 billion malicious attacks blocked during the quarter on computers and mobile devices. That doubles the amount detected in Q1 of 2014.

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