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Report: Huge Spike in Mobile Malware Targets Android, Especially Mobile Payments - PCWorld

October 8, 2014

Report: Huge Spike in Mobile Malware Targets Android, Especially Mobile Payments - PCWorld

PC World, By Tony Bradley

Two very predictable traits drive cybercriminals: First, they tend to focus on targets with the highest odds of success. Second, they prefer attacks that generate profit. A new joint report from Kaspersky Lab and INTERPOL underscores how these two factors contribute to concerning trends in mobile threats. 

The Mobile Cyber Threats report analyzes mobile malware data collected from Kaspersky’s cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) during the period of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014, for over 5 million Android smartphones and tablets protected by Kaspersky security products.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Android is by far the biggest target for mobile malware. Recent data from IDC indicates that Android comprises about 85 percent of the overall mobile platform market, with iOS a distant second, and the remaining crumbs being shared among Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and other platforms. From a pure numbers perspective, malware designed for Android has the greatest odds of success. Android is also a more open platform, which exposes it to great potential for exploit. Read more. 

Report: Huge Spike in Mobile Malware Targets Android, Especially Mobile Payments - PCWorld

Report: Huge Spike in Mobile Malware Targets Android, Especially Mobile Payments - PCWorld
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