Among smartphones, Android devices are the most commonly targeted by malware, finds report

(Last Updated On: December 7, 2018) According to the latest Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2019, Android devices are the most commonly targeted by malware. In mobile networks, Android devices were responsible for 47.15% of the observed malware infections, Windows©/ PCs for 35.82%, IoT for 16.17% and Apple’s iPhones for less than 1%. Malware, Device breakdown 2018, source Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2019 In the smartphone sector, the vast majority of malware is currently distributed as trojanized applications. The user is tricked by phishing, advertising or other social engineering into downloading and installing the application. The main reason that the Android platform is targeted, is the fact that once side-loading...

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Update your iPhone to avoid being hacked over Wi-Fi

It’s only been five days since Apple’s last security update for iOS, when dozens of serious security vulnerabilities were patched. As we mentioned last week, the recent iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4 updates included numerous fixes dealing with “arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges”. Any exploit that lets an external attacker tell the operating system kernel itself what to is a serious concern that ought to be patched as soon as possible – hesitation is not an option. After all, it’s the kernel that’s responsible for managing security in the rest of the system. Sophos Home Free home computer security software for all the family Learn More Take this analogy with pinch of salt, but an exploit that gives a remote attacker regular user access is like planting a spy...

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Quimitch: The first Mac malware of 2017

The first Mac malware of 2017 has been detected and brings to question whether Macs still safe from bad guys or whether malware lurks there undetected. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke: #222222} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Mac users usually feel safe when it comes to malicious software attacking their systems. Viruses, worms and other kinds of malware are relatively rare comparing with Microsoft Windows users. However, in the last couple of years, the situation has been changing and it seems that the attention of malware creators is turning towards Mac users. Key Points The malicious code is extremely simple and consists only of two files. The code of malware seems truly ancient with calls dating...

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