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IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Mobile statistics

SecureList

million attacks involving malware, adware or potentially unwanted mobile apps were prevented. Adware was the most common mobile threat, accounting for 36% of all detected threats. 1576 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. The figure is still above the early 2023 level. The share of RiskTool decreased markedly from Q2.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

More than 90,000 users experienced ransomware attacks. Nearly 18% of all victims published on ransomware gangs’ data leak sites (DLSs) had been hit by RansomHub. According to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), this individual also was behind the infamous Reveton ransomware Trojan spread in 2012 — 2014.

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The mobile malware threat landscape in 2023

SecureList

The data for years preceding 2023 may differ from that published previously, as the calculation methodology was refined, and the data was retrospectively revised in 2023. The year in figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in 2023: Our solutions blocked almost 33.8 million malware, adware, and riskware attacks.

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5 top threats from 2022 most likely to strike in 2023

CSO Magazine

In its newly released annual State of Malware report , cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes selected five threats that they consider to be archetypes for some of the most common malware families observed in 2022: LockBit ransomware The Emotet botnet The SocGholish drive-by download Android droppers macOS Genio adware "Protecting your business for the rest (..)

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IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Mobile statistics

SecureList

IT threat evolution Q1 2023 IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2023: 4,948,522 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 34.8%

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2023: Kaspersky solutions blocked 694,400,301 attacks from online resources across the globe. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 46,872 unique users. Also detected were attacks by unknown ransomware on unpatched Openfire servers with CVE-2023-32315.

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Macs targeted by info stealers in new era of cyberthreats

Malwarebytes

Unlike ransomware, which is deployed against large businesses that cybercriminals hope can pay hefty ransoms, info stealers can deliver illicit gains no matter the target. And in 2023, malware delivery evolved hand-in-hand with Mac info stealers. For years, then, a great deal of malware activity has focused on Windows devices.

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