Mobile threats

In the first quarter of 2021 we detected 1.45M mobile installation packages, of which 25K packages were related to mobile banking Trojans and 3.6K packages were mobile ransomware Trojans.

In this report, we’ll take a look at the numbers behind the ransomware threat from 2019 to 2020, what they mean — and what they foretell about ransomware’s future.

Malicious code was detected in version 3.17.18 of the APKPure alternative app store for Android. We recommend deleting the infected version and installing APKPure 3.17.19 asap.

This research is a continuation of our annual financial threat reports providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the financial threat landscape. The study covers the common phishing threats, along with Windows and Android-based financial malware.

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans and 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans.

In Q3 2020, Kaspersky mobile protective solutions blocked 16,440,264 attacks on mobile devices, an increase of 2.2 million on Q2 2020.

MATA framework, Garmin attack, Operation PowerFall, DeathStalker group and other events of 2020.

Guildma’s new creation, the Ghimob banking trojan, has been a move toward infecting mobile devices, targeting financial apps from banks, fintechs, exchanges and cryptocurrencies.

According to Kaspersky Security Network, during the second quarter 1,245,894 malicious installers were detected and a total of 14,204,345 attacks on mobile devices were blocked.

Targeted attacks and APT groups, new malware and the COVID-19 pandemic exploitation in the second quarter of 2020

In the second article, we describe a new Android implant used by Transparent Tribe for spying on mobile devices and present new evidence confirms a link between ObliqueRAT and Transparent Tribe.

Our support team continues to receive more and more requests from users complaining about intrusive ads on their smartphones from unknown sources.

We will look into a few examples of suspicious-looking ad modules that we discovered in popular apps earlier this year.

Operation AppleJeus, news about Roaming Mantis, watering-hole websites in Asia, virus blast from the past and other targeted attacks and malware campaigns.

Kaspersky solutions blocked 726,536,269 attacks launched from online resources across the globe, a total of 442,039,230 unique URLs were recognized as malicious.