Mobile Malware

Surpassing US and Canada, India has topped the global mobile malware target list, however, it has reduced its rank among malware origin points, finds Zscaler report

Apple's removal of the term "state-sponsored" from its description of threat notifications comes after it repeatedly faced pressure from the Indian government on linking such breaches to state actors

Attackers could exploit the vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages such as tricking users into visiting a malicious website or opening a malicious attachment

India experienced a 31 per cent surge in malware attacks in 2022, which should prompt companies to intensify their efforts in safeguarding themselves against cyberattacks, said a SonicWall report. The report also highlighted a 10 per cent increase in "intrusion attempts" and a staggering 53 per cent rise in "ransomware attacks" compared to the previous year. Furthermore, the '2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report' revealed a noteworthy surge of 116 per cent in "crypto-jacking attacks" and an 84 per cent increase in "IoT attacks". SonicWall is a cybersecurity solutions provider based in the United States. According to Debasish Mukherjee, Vice President -- APJ at SonicWall, although malware attacks have decreased in other regions, they remain alarmingly high in India. He said that in countries like India, threat actors are expanding their scope of attack, employing different methods and targeting various areas. These threat actors persistently search for opportunities and repeatedly st

The FluHorse carrier apps mimic 'ETC,' a Taiwanese toll collection app, and 'VPBank Neo,' a Vietnamese banking app

A new version of the Trojan virus, SOVA, has reportedly targeted over 200 mobile banking and crypto apps and is stealing their login credentials, and cookies

This malware captures the credentials when users log into their net-banking apps and access bank accounts

Govt didn't cooperate with independent committee's investigation, says three-judge bench

Called 'TeaBot,' it is an Android banking trojan that first emerged at the beginning of 2021 designed for stealing victim's text messages

Ranked sixth, India was one of the top 10 countries with the largest share of users attacked by mobile malware in the second quarter of this year, said a new report

Adware often disguises itself in the form of gaming and entertainment apps, or other app types that are trending and therefore are interesting targets with a high potential to spread far.

The tool, developed by a little known Israeli firm, can snoop real-time activity on the smartphone and access camera and microphone on command

Contractors and companies are selling cheap spyware to repressive regimes around the world