IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Non-mobile statistics
IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data.
Quarterly figures
According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022:
6,463,414 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked.
The largest share of all detected mobile threats accrued to RiskTool programs — 48.75%.
516,617 malicious installation packages were detected, of which:
53,947 packages were related to mobile banking trojans,
and 1,942 packages were mobile ransomware trojans.
Quarterly highlights
In Q1 2022, the level of activity among cybercriminals remained roughly the same as it was at the end of 2021 when comparing the number of attacks on mobile devices. But in general, the number of attacks is still on a downward trend.
Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, Q1 2020 — Q1 2022 (download)
What makes this quarter interesting is that many different fraudulent apps are distributed via official app stores. It’s not uncommon for apps published in the store to be accompanied by inflated ratings with fake reviews posted on the page for the app which are of course all positive. These types of apps occupy seven out of the twenty places in our malware ranking for Q1.
One of the schemes used by scammers which has been becoming more popular since last year are scam apps f ..
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