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Mobile Adware makes online banking services as Prime Targets

CyberSecurity Insiders

As per the document ‘Mobile Malware Evolution 2020’ document released by Kaspersky, the online banking services have become prime targets to those spreading Mobile Adware. And the threat report says that hackers are now focusing on improving the quality of adware, rather than raising their victimizing scope with mass attacks.

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Mobile Adware Booms, Online Banks Become Prime Target for Attacks

Threatpost

A snapshot of the 2020 mobile threat landscape reveals major shifts toward adware and threats to online banks.

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Over 60,000 Android apps infected with adware-pushing malware

CSO Magazine

The campaign is designed to push adware to Android devices with the purpose of driving revenue. However, the threat actors involved can easily switch tactics to redirect users to other types of malware, such as banking trojans to steal credentials and financial information or ransomware ,” Bitdefender said in a blog.

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Android Malware Surge: Adware Trojans, Spyware Trojans, and Banking Malware on the Rise

Penetration Testing

There was a 46% increase in... The post Android Malware Surge: Adware Trojans, Spyware Trojans, and Banking Malware on the Rise appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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+60,000 Android apps spotted hiding adware for past six months

Security Affairs

Bitdefender researchers have discovered 60,000 different Android apps secretly installing adware in the past six months. Bitdefender announced the discovery of more than 60,000 Android apps in the past six months that were spotted installing adware on Android devices. ” reads the report published by Bitdefender.

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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

The Last Watchdog

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

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Over 90 malicious Android apps with 5.5M installs found on Google Play

Bleeping Computer

million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity. [.] Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5

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