Mobile threats

Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakeInst.ef, targets users in 66 countries, including the US. This is the first case we have found involving an active SMS Trojan in the United States.

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products blocked a total of 1131000866 malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in the first quarter of 2014.

The situation surrounding attempted mobile malware infections is constantly changing, and I’d like to write about one recent trend, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Stealer.a.

So our recent discovery of Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Waller.a highlighted a new get-rich technique that not only sent a premium SMS but also saw the malware attempt to steal money from a QIWI electronic wallet.

This year’s party reported on cases where smartphone distribution channels pre-install malware into Android mobiles before selling them on to unwitting customers.

Now, yet another technique from Windows Trojans has been implemented in malware for Android: for the first time we have detected an Android Trojan that uses a domain in the .onion pseudo zone as a C&C.

The mobile malware sector is growing rapidly both technologically and structurally. It is safe to say that today’s cybercriminal is no longer a lone hacker but part of a serious business operation.

The Olympic Games are a huge event. And scammers are obviously going to try and exploit the interest they generate.

In 2014 we expect significant growth in the number of threats related to economic and domestic cyber-espionage, with cyber-mercenaries/cyber-detectives playing an active role in such attacks. The full report is available here

In 2014 we expect significant growth in the number of threats related to economic and domestic cyber-espionage.

In 2013 security issues around mobiles have reached new heights and attained a new level of maturity in terms of both quality and quantity.

Once again, it’s time for us to deliver our customary retrospective of the key events that have defined the threat landscape in 2013.

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 978 628 817 threats in the third quarter of 2013

Since we published our first blog post about the mobile Trojan Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Svpeng, the cybercriminals have improved its functionalities. Now Svpeng is capable of phishing as well, trying to harvest the financial data of users.

Last week, Google has released the 4.4 (KitKat) version of their omni-popular Android OS. So, how much more secure is Android 4.4?