These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data.
Figures of the year
In 2019, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected:
3,503,952 malicious installation packages.
69,777 new mobile banking Trojans.
68,362 new mobile ransomware Trojans.
Trends of the year
In summ
Initially, digital biometric data processing systems were used primarily by government agencies and special services (police, customs, etc.). However, the rapid evolution of information technology has made biometric systems accessible for ‘civil’ use. They are increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives, augmenting and replacing traditional
Targeted attacks and malware campaigns
Mobile espionage targeting the Middle East
At the end of June we reported the details of a highly targeted campaign that we dubbed ‘Operation ViceLeaker’ involving the spread of malicious Android samples via instant messaging. The campaign affected several dozen victims in Israel and Iran. We discovered this
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data.
Quarterly figures
According to Kaspersky Security Network:
Kaspersky solutions blocked 989,432,403 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across the globe.
560,025,316 unique URLs were recognized as malicious
Since 2008, cyber-criminals have been creating malware to attack IoT-devices, such as routers and other types of network equipment. You will find a lot of statistics on this on Securelist, most notably, here and here. The main problem with these IoT/embedded devices is that one simply cannot install any kind of security software. How do we deal with that?
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Targeted attacks and malware campaigns
More about ShadowHammer
In March, we published the results of our investigation into a sophisticated supply-chain attack involving the ASUS Live Update Utility, used to deliver BIOS, UEFI and software updates to ASUS laptops and desktops. The attackers added a backdoor to the utility and then distributed it to users thr