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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities. Trends of the year.

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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

In this campaign, when users searched on Google for the financial marketing trading app “TradingView,” they were sometimes shown a malicious search result that appeared entirely authentic: a website with TradingView branding was visible, and download buttons for Windows, Mac, and Linux were clearly listed.

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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

SecureList

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. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

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Introducing ThreatDown: A new chapter for Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes

My first cyber “combatant” was an early form of adware running amok on my family’s computer. According to IDC, 60 percent of mid-market companies only have 1 – 4 full time IT people, making complex integrations, installations, or management of tech tools formidable. Our offerings have evolved. How did we get here?

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What is Digital Identity?

Identity IQ

Digital activities provide a fuller picture of your preferences and personality and are often used by companies for targeted marketing or to help improve user experience. Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. ID numbers. Passport details. Digital Activities. They include: Search queries. Purchase history.

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Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

The cybercriminal market has been developing extensively, with the overwhelming majority of cybercriminals pursuing one goal — financial profit, no matter the source. Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks.

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Overview of Google Play threats sold on the dark web

SecureList

It’s a whole underground world with its own rules, market prices, and reputational institutions, an overview of which we present in this report. Seller specifies the installation price for each country See translation Increase installations of your Android app from Play Market through Google Ads (UAC).

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