SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

billion USD in 2021, which is slightly less than the total revenue in 2020 but still significantly above the pre-pandemic figures. Most of the statistics presented in the report were collected between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Pandemic-related statistics cover the period of January 2020 through June 2021.

Adware 119

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 119

Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

2021 saw a massive surge in detections of malware, adware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). Detections of malware on Windows business machines were 143% higher in 2021 than in 2020, and 65% higher on consumer machines. Detections of malware, adware, and PUPs on macOS increased almost 220%.

Malware 87

Malware Adware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 87

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Unfortunately, this time of year brings as much cybercrime as it does holiday cheer. Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. of consumer PCs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America were infected during 2020. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

Antivirus 125

Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 125

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In short, in 2020, cyberthreats evolved. of all Mac detections in 2020—the rest can be attributed to Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and Adware ThiefQuest tricked many researchers into believing it was the first example of ransomware on macOS since 2017, but the malware was hiding its real activity of massive data exfiltration.

Malware 122

Malware Scams Spyware Healthcare 122

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. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Definitely yes.

Cryptocurrency 112

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 112

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 100

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 100

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

MalwareBazaar is available for free and only collects known malware samples, the repository will not include adware or potentially unwanted applications (PUA/PUP). No Adware (PUA/PUP). SecurityAffairs – MalwareBazaar, cybercrime). “ MalwareBazaar is a project operated by abuse. ” reads the description of the service.

Malware 51

Malware Adware Cyber threats Advertising 51