Mobile threats

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?

This is one of those scenarios where the user looks for protection but only finds problems.  Sergio de los Santos, a friend of mine, has shared with me a link to a false App that pretends to be AdBlock Plus, the well-known and useful application that many users have in their web browsers. At the time

We’ve discovered Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a is the first malware being distributed using botnets that were created using completely different mobile malware.

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 983 051 408 threats in the second quarter of 2013.

Android OS offers an interesting service known as Google Cloud Messaging, or GCM. This service allows small (up to 4 KB) messages to be sent via the Google server from their mobile devices in JSON format. These messages may contain any structured data, such as links, advertising information, or commands.