Number of Android users grows, so do attacks against them
By Ionut Ilascu on October 6th, 2014 In a joint effort against cybercrime, a study conducted over the period of one year by Kaspersky and INTERPOL revealed that SMS Trojans are among the most frequent threats Android users face.
Android accounts for the largest chunk of the mobile operating system market share and it comes as no surprise that most of the attacks involving smartphones are directed at its users. According to Kaspersky, about 98% of all existing mobile malware targets the users of Google’s operating system.
Since August 1, 2013 until July 31, 2014, the security firm gathered data on attacks aiming at mobile devices, through installations of their protection solution. Full Article
Userlevel 7
Good article Jeff this is why Webroot is important to be on every android for protection. Based on the graft SMS Trojan is the worst.
Reply
Login to the community
No account yet? Create an account
Enter your username or e-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.