Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2025

Banking Trojans and spyware are now outpacing more traditional nuisances like adware and riskware , and what’s changed is the level of sophistication. Combine this with counterfeit or gray-market devices that come preloaded with malware, and you’ve got a recipe for widespread exposure. We’ll continue to monitor this uptick.

Mobile 68

Mobile Malware Spyware Scams 68

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities. Trends of the year.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In this campaign, when users searched on Google for the financial marketing trading app “TradingView,” they were sometimes shown a malicious search result that appeared entirely authentic: a website with TradingView branding was visible, and download buttons for Windows, Mac, and Linux were clearly listed.

Malware 140

Malware Adware Ransomware Social Engineering 140

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last year’s lockdowns gave a boost to the mobile market, with users downloading thirty percent more mobile games per week in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019 globally, reaching over one billion weekly downloads. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

Adware 139

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 139

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

My first cyber “combatant” was an early form of adware running amok on my family’s computer. According to IDC, 60 percent of mid-market companies only have 1 – 4 full time IT people, making complex integrations, installations, or management of tech tools formidable. Our offerings have evolved. How did we get here?

Adware 114

Adware Social Engineering Malware Ransomware 114

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digital activities provide a fuller picture of your preferences and personality and are often used by companies for targeted marketing or to help improve user experience. Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. ID numbers. Passport details. Digital Activities. They include: Search queries. Purchase history.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The cybercriminal market has been developing extensively, with the overwhelming majority of cybercriminals pursuing one goal — financial profit, no matter the source. 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.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106