In twelve months, grew six times the number of mobile phone users with the Android operating system that was the target of cyber attacks targeting bank information over 588 000 hits were identified than in the previous 12 months, the study conducted jointly by computer security company Kaspersky and Interpol.
The study also reveals that 60 percent of programs used by hackers against Android systems, between August 2013 and July 2014, had been designed to steal bank details or money. The study focused on the devices with the Android operating system, which represent 85 percent of the mobile market. “It’s easy to see why so many cyber criminals create malicious applications that attack Android devices: today’s smartphones are increasingly used to make purchases and manage online services,” explained one of the study authors
<. p> “Applications can be installed through Google Play or third-party applications like Amazon App. Such applications represent a threat to the safety of the users authorize your installation because it comes from unconfirmed sources. might also lead to the installation of the appliance Malicious applications without the user’s knowledge “, adds the study. Most users of devices targeted by pirates are in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, UK, Vietnam, Malaysia, Germany, India and France.
In 12 months, 3.5 million were recorded attacks, with the number of monthly to multiply ten between August 2013 and March 2014 attacks The most common attacks are made through “Trojan-Banker” applications and “Trojan-SMS”, allowing access pirates to bank accounts.
“A successful contamination with Trojan-Banker provides access to all the money the victims, while the Trojan-SMS has to infect dozens, if not hundreds of devices, to get a benefit that worthwhile, “said Roman Unuchek, analyst at Kaspersky. The study is published at a time when the online payment systems through mobile phones are becoming more popular among consumers.
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