Cybercriminals exploit fear and urgency to trick consumers

Cybercriminals remained active in spying and information stealing, with lottery-themed adware campaigns used as a tactic to obtain people’s contact details, according to Avast. Threats using social engineering to steal money, such as refund and invoice… Continue reading Cybercriminals exploit fear and urgency to trick consumers

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Mobile statistics

In Q3 2022, a total of 5,623,670 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked, and 438,035 malicious installation packages were detected. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q3 2022

Recent APT campaigns, a sophisticated UEFI rootkit, new ransomware for Windows, Linux and ESXi, attacks on foreign and crypto-currency exchanges, and malicious packages in online code repositories. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q3 2022

Threat in your browser: what dangers innocent-looking extensions hold for users

In this research, we observed various types of threats that mimic useful web browser extensions, and the number of users attacked by them. Continue reading Threat in your browser: what dangers innocent-looking extensions hold for users

IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics

In Q2 2022, we detected 405,684 mobile malware installation packages, of which 55,614 packages were related to mobile banking trojans, and 3,821 packages were mobile ransomware trojans. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

Our non-mobile malware statistics for Q2 2022 includes data on miners, ransomware, banking Trojans, and other threats to Windows, macOS and IoT devices. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022 516,617 mobile malware installation packages were detected, of which 53,947 packages were related to mobile banking trojans, and 1,942 packages were mobile ransomware trojans. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics

Mobile malware evolution 2021

In 2021, cybercriminal activity gradually decreased, and attempts to exploit the pandemic topic became less common. However, mobile malware became more advanced, and attacks more complex. Continue reading Mobile malware evolution 2021