SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

million malware, adware, and riskware attacks. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% The year’s trends Malware, adware, and riskware attacks on mobile devices dipped in February, only to rise steadily until the end of the year. By contrast, adware activity on user devices increased. 14.82 -1.81

Mobile 94

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. According to the freshest data on DeFi, every hour 15 newly deployed scams against smart contracts are detected. Mobile banking Trojans on the rise.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

First of all, we are going to analyze the forecasts we made at the end of 2020 and see how accurate they were. In addition, bitcoin ended 2020 at around $28,000 and quickly rose to a peak of $40,000 in January 2021. In 2020, OFAC announced that they would supervise any payment to ransomware groups. Definitely yes.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the devices of 79,315 users. Number of EU users attacked by financial malware, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Main figures.

Phishing 127

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 127

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Especially notable in 2021 were the Joker Trojan, which signs victims up to paid subscriptions, the Facestealer Trojan, which steals credentials from Facebook accounts, and various banking Trojan loaders. As in the previous year, this was largely due to the active distribution of adware from the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family.

Mobile 119

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 119

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In fact, time spent streaming increased by almost 75% in 2020. In 2021, demand for video streaming has remained strong, and the global video streaming market is still growing, albeit slower than in 2020, and is expected to continue growing for the next few years.

Phishing 93

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 93

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Detect compromised accounts, insider threats, and malware.

Ransomware 102

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 102

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A survey conducted in April 2020, as things were changing rapidly, revealed that around half (46%) of respondents had never worked from home before and therefore, were not entirely ready for such changes. Some employees are not strictly using their business accounts for work-related purposes. Scam and phishing.

Scams 57

Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 57

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This is what you, a potential ransomware victim, need to know to protect your data and your business in 2020. This might be your boss, or somebody from HR, IT, or accounting departments. Very simple: when a hacker gains credentials to your G Suite or O365 account, they can easily inject malicious code in the environment.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83