CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In the latest report released by Avast, it was revealed that ransomware spreading hackers were constantly targeting elderly people and youngsters were being lured into Instagram or TikTok scams. And this is where cyber criminals are smartly targeting these groups with scams by adopting the current trending topics or usage trends.

Scams 117

Scams Ransomware Identity Theft Adware 117

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq The year in figures. Trends of the year.

Mobile 132

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 132

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

The risks to the privacy of Australian customers are at an all-time high, as the nation has reported the highest percentage of mobile threats globally, standing at 26.9%. The average Australian netizen uses web-based mobile apps to browse, entertain, communicate, and shop online. Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

This rapid growth owes a lot to the surge in mobile gaming and focus on social interaction during the pandemic. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7

Adware 112

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 112

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

million malware, adware, and riskware attacks. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% million malicious installation packages, 154,000 of these containing a mobile banking Trojan. MobiDash (35.2%) was 2023’s most popular adware family, followed by Adlo (9.4%) and HiddenAd (9%). 4.83 +4.83

Mobile 94

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the scramble for cryptocurrency investment opportunities, we believe that cybercriminals will take advantage of fabricating and selling rogue devices with backdoors, followed by social engineering campaigns and other methods to steal victims’ financial assets. Mobile banking Trojans on the rise. million downloads.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Scams could present themselves in many forms. For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52