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Ransomware en masse on the wane: top threats inside web-phishing in H1 2020

Security Affairs

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Online services are followed by email service providers (24%), whose share, after a decline in 2019, resumed growth in 2020, and financial organizations (11%).

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Which is the Threat landscape for the ICS sector in 2020?

Security Affairs

European ICS engineering organizations were mainly targeted by phishing campaigns attempting to deliver spyware and cryptominers. To achieve this, consider using modern threat detection technologies – both at the network perimeter and on all endpoints inside and outside the perimeter. Use different accounts for different users.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics

SecureList

The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 25.28% of all threats detected. 405,684 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 55,614 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans; 3,821 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Distribution of detected mobile malware by type. 96,55%).

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Mobile statistics

SecureList

The most common threat to mobile devices was potentially unwanted software (RiskTool): 30.8% of all threats detected. The malware is distributed under the guise of gaming modifications, but in fact, simply sends text messages to premium numbers and charges the user’s account.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. Mobile statistics

SecureList

The first one includes scam apps of Trojan.AndroidOS.Fakeapp variety exploiting the theme of social payments to cajole money out of the user; the second one is the fast growing family Trojan-PSW.AndroidOS.Facestealer stealing Facebook account data. Number of detected malicious installation packages, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ).

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Best network security practices are essential, including using anti-malware, firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection (IPDS), network and log monitoring, data protection, security information and event management (SIEM), and threat intelligence.

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics

SecureList

Number of detected malicious installation packages, Q1 2021 — Q1 2022 ( download ). Distribution of detected mobile malware by type. Distribution of newly detected mobile malware by type, Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 ( download ). Most apps detected in this category belonged to the traditionally dominant SMSreg family (61.37%).

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