SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

According to Dutch police, the arrested individual was directly involved in at least one attack using the Conti ransomware in 2021. In May, a member of the REvil group, arrested back in October 2021, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million. New versions of the LightRiver/LightSpy spyware were also discovered.

Mobile 114

Mobile Antivirus Adware Ransomware 114

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 98

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2023: A total of 5,704,599 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked. Quarterly highlights The number of malware, adware, or unwanted software attacks on mobile devices began to climb again in Q2 2023. of all threats detected. 16.79 +3.52 2.96 +2.96

Mobile 98

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 98

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware on mobile Android devices comes in many forms, including adware, ransomware, trojan-banker (aka ‘bankers’), and trojan-dropper (aka ‘droppers’). In fact, Zimperium found the number of phishing sites that target mobile devices specifically has seen 50 percent growth from 2019-2021.

Mobile 93

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 93

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Integrated one-on-one Spyware HelpDesk support. Scan scheduling.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 111

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. Or even scarier—a backdoor could be placed or a nefarious piece of spyware. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021.

Mobile 82

Mobile Malware Phishing Scams 82

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The simple worms of the earlier era paved the way for threats more familiar to modern-day users, including: Adware. Trojans/Spyware. Similarly, Kaseya suffered a supply chain attack from the REvil threat group in July 2021. In October 2021 the popular UA-parser.js Ransomware. Logic bombs. a trusted vendor.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It also does not make you anonymous to your internet service provider (ISP) or protect you from adware or spyware that might be tracking your online behavior, cryptominers, or worse. However, it does not prevent websites from tracking your activities within that session. The smallest shares are in Oceania (3.76%) and the CIS (2.30%).

Advertising 129

Advertising Technology Marketing Media 129

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We recently published our report on gaming-related threats in 2021–22. The malware families dropped onto the computer include SmokeLoader/Smoke, LgoogLoader, Disbuk, RedLine (described above), Fabookie and ColdStealer, consisting of backdoors, spyware, bankers, credential stealers, droppers and more.

Malware 123

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our telemetry shows an exponential growth in infostealers in 2021. At this rate, 2022 will likely surpass 2021 as the biggest year for hacking on record. This behavior was easy to identify because there was a boom in the Intel and AMD mobile graphic cards market in 2020-2021 compared to previous years.

Cryptocurrency 107

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 107

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. In 2021, we observed a downward trend in the number of attacks on mobile users. Banking Trojans acquired new capabilities in 2021. Number of detected malicious installation packages, 2018–2021 ( download ). Statistics.

Mobile 144

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 144

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In 2021, demand for video streaming has remained strong, and the global video streaming market is still growing, albeit slower than in 2020, and is expected to continue growing for the next few years. Number of users affected by malware and unwanted applications, by platform, January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 ( download ).

Phishing 128

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 128

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Some signs of adware infection include: Your browser is noticeably slower than usual. Common Types of Malware.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Sites streaming pirated sports, specifically the English football “free-to-view” sites, were the subject of an April 2021 Webroot study on the week of the Carabao Cup final game between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report. Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Bitcoin scams.

Scams 126

Scams Mobile Advertising Social Engineering 126