CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The threat landscape is highly diverse and attacks range in sophistication from the most basic scams to nation-state-level cyberespionage. However, companies need to prioritize their defenses against the most common threats that are likely to impact them and their employees.

Adware 122

Adware Scams Malware Ransomware 122

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022: 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, Q1 2020 — Q1 2022 ( download ). Scam apps targeting Russian-speaking users. Quarterly figures. Distribution of detected mobile malware by type.

Mobile 139

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 139

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

million attacks using malware, adware, or unwanted mobile software were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 46% of all threats detected. Another malicious WhatsApp mod, Trojan-Downloader.AndroidOS.Agent.ms, is capable of downloading and installing arbitrary software.

Mobile 109

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 109

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2024: 7 million attacks using malware, adware or unwanted mobile software were blocked. Among adware, the number of HiddenAd, BrowserAd and Adlo apps dropped sharply, while the number of RiskTool.AndroidOS.Fakapp apps distributed under the guise of pornographic material rose.

Mobile 99

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 99

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 30, 2024

The new options for processing payments and downloading apps on iOS open new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, illicit and harmful content, and other privacy and security threats.” If they completely open up iOS to the same degree as macOS, I think there will be some inevitable malware, adware, and PUP issues.

Marketing 139

Marketing Adware Scams Engineering 139

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. Users attempting to download malicious or unwanted files disguised as games, by quarter, Q1 2020 – Q2 2021 ( download ).

Adware 144

Adware Mobile Malware Phishing 144

Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2022

Instead of file-based malware, a lot of Mac users get attacked with adware and PUPs that are typically delivered through a number of web-based scams. Some of the adware out there is more sophisticated than most of the malware that we see for Mac,” Reed says. “It OK, that sounds annoying. Not quite , says Thomas Reed.

DNS 134

DNS Adware Malware Antivirus 134

Threatpost

JANUARY 9, 2019

Once downloaded, the fake apps hide themselves on the victim’s device and continue to show a full-screen ad every 15 minutes.

Adware 68

Adware Scams Mobile 68

Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

Version 2 required users to decipher text or match images if the analysis of cookies and canvas rendering suggested an automatic download of the page. The threat actor chose to promote a legitimate security product in this case, but might as well have led visitors to potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), adware, or tech support scams.

Adware 131

Adware Scams Internet Internet 131

Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

You may be thinking you managed to find a movie, song, or software for free, when in reality you fell for a bait that downloads malware to your computer. Scareware is a malware tactic that manipulates users into downloading malicious software. Adware isn’t always bad. Fake software installations. Infected Apps. Types of Malware.

Malware 98

Malware Adware Spyware Advertising 98

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. The adware was frequently incredibly invasive, with affiliate networks often in meltdown promoting every kind of rogue install under the sun. One day, the “agree to install” button would be missing. Exploits were rampant.

Internet 93

Internet Internet Adware Spyware 93

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The threat landscape is highly diverse and attacks range in sophistication from the most basic scams to nation-state-level cyberespionage. However, companies need to prioritize their defenses against the most common threats that are likely to impact them and their employees.

Adware 74

Adware Scams Malware Ransomware 74

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 93

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 93

SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Kaspersky experts researched threats related to the top 14 games available for download or poised for release on streaming platforms, such as Origin and Steam, as well as platform-agnostic titles, to provide a comprehensive overview of current threats. Most of these files were unwanted software called “Downloaders” (89.70%).

Mobile 124

Mobile Phishing Accountability Scams 124

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cybercriminals create Google Search ads mimicking popular brands, which lead to highly realistic, replica web pages where users are scammed or tricked into downloading malware. This is changing.

Malware 115

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Banking 115

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. Commodity Malware Reborn: The AgentTesla Total Oil themed Campaign. Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites.

Adware 88

Adware Advertising Password Management Hacking 88

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

App downloads. Malware is any type of software or program designed to harm a computer, steal data or hold victims to ransom such as a computer virus, Trojan horse, ransomware, spyware, wiper, worm or adware. Awareness of Phishing Scams. Getting clued up about phishing scams is the best way to help keep your data safe.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

Cybercrime 88

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 88

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To limit the research scope, we analyzed several lists of most popular games and based on this, created a list of TOP 28 games and game series available for download or about to be released on the streaming platforms Origin and Steam, as well as platform-independent titles. Trojan-Downloader. Key findings. Infection cases, %.

Mobile 139

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 139

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. “Droppers can install copies of themselves, and because they can be used to drop software that downloads other malware, they can act as a permanent backdoor into a smartphone.”

Mobile 89

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 89

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

According to the freshest data on DeFi, every hour 15 newly deployed scams against smart contracts are detected. million downloads. Looking for alternative sources to download an episode of a show or a newly released film, users encounter various types of malware, including Trojans, spyware and backdoors, as well as adware.

Cryptocurrency 112

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 112

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

Malicious apps get removed from Google Play as soon as they are found, but sometimes after having been downloaded a number of times. Cybercriminals offer to launch Google ads to attract more people to download malicious and unwanted apps. Most frequently, sellers promise to inject code into an app with 5,000 downloads or more.

Malware 140

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 140

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Can remove trojans, ransomware, worms, viruses, rootkits, adware, potentially unwanted programs, and other objects. They provide a first line of defense against fake, scam, phishing and spoofed websites, created to harm devices, compromise security, and even steal personal information. Free download that runs on the desktop.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 108

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Urge to take action (click or download) Hackers placed the large button and prompted us to click on it, rushing us to upgrade our system. Sometimes it can be an attachment an email urges you to open or download or sensitive information you need to provide. This might be your boss, or somebody from HR, IT, or accounting departments.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

To boost their profits and depend less on outsourcing, some groups such as Revil even scammed their affiliates , adding a backdoor capable of hijacking negotiations with victims and taking the 70% of the ransom payments that is supposed to go to the affiliates. Forecasts for 2022. Rise and consolidation of information stealers.

Cryptocurrency 142

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 142

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

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. Phishing – a wide range of scams when someone impersonates themselves as trustworthy entities in an attempt to obtain information.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

com , asks users for an activation key once they've downloaded the "game". Suffice it to say the website is a survey scam. This is what happens when you try and download a "free" version of Hogwarts Legacy (Source: Malwarebytes | Stefan Dasic) Dasic said the sites from the above screenshot all resolve to gameportpc[.]ru

Adware 98

Adware Scams Malware Risk 98

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The most common way to sneak malware onto Google Play is for a Trojan to mimic a legitimate app already published on the site (for example, a photo editor or a VPN service) with the addition of a small piece of code to decrypt and launch a payload from the Trojan’s body or download it from the attackers’ server. Mobile adware.

Mobile 139

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 139

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Mobidash Android adware spread through phishing and online links Stay safe! Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

Adware 113

Adware Data breaches Scams Passwords 113

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With millions of new users on streaming platforms, cyberattackers have recognized this heightened demand and seek to take advantage of it by distributing streaming phishing scams and spreading malware under the guise of users’ favorite shows. Over the same period in 2021, the number of affected users dropped by more than half.

Phishing 135

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 135

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

Number of EU users attacked by financial malware, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Geography of banking malware attacks in the EU, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications detected in the EU, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Threat geography. Top 10 EU countries by share of attacked users.

Phishing 145

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 145

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. Bitcoin scams. It is a front for a “get rich quick” scam designed to gather users’ cash and personal details.

Scams 122

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 122

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Applications used as lures, January – November 2020 ( download ). RDP attacks dynamics, January – November 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Scam and phishing. One of the most common concerns for workers is related to phishing scams. The design was so close to the original that only the URL gave away the scam.

Scams 71

Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 71

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

The diagram shows each group’s share of victims out of the total number of victims published on all the groups’ DLSs in Q1 2023 ( download ) Number of new modifications In Q1 2023, we detected nine new ransomware families and 3089 new modifications of the malware of this type. 2 Bangladesh 1.47 3 Taiwan 0.65 4 Mozambique 0.59

Mobile 87

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 87