"Most notably, the number of fake app detections by McAfee's Global Threat Intelligence increased from around 10,000 in June 2018 to nearly 65,000 in December 2018," said the report.
Cybercriminals are looking for ways to use trusted devices to gain control of IoT devices via password cracking and exploiting other vulnerabilities, such as through the exploitation via voice assistants.
"The rapid growth and broad access to connected IoT devices push us to deliver innovations with our partners that go beyond traditional anti-virus. We are creating solutions that address real world digital security challenges," said Gary Davis, Chief Consumer Security Evangelist at McAfee.
"Most IoT devices are being compromised by exploiting rudimentary vulnerabilities, such as easily guessable passwords and insecure default settings" said Raj Samani, McAfee Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee.
"From building botnets, to stealing banking credentials, perpetrating click fraud, or threatening reputation damage unless a ransom is paid, money is the ultimate goal for criminals," he added.
McAfee also extended its partnership with Samsung to safeguard consumers from cyber-security threats on Galaxy S10 smartphones.
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