A report by mobile cybersecurity firm Zimperium claims that more than 10 million mobile devices, in 214 countries, were affected by cyber threats last year. The smartphone has become a prime target for phishing.
We suspected it and it is confirmed, the smartphones are now the number one target of cyberattacks. It must be said that the mobile accompanies everyone on a daily basis and sometimes replaces thecomputer laptop or Office for certain stocks. In all, according to the last report As of date of cybersecurity firm Zimperium and its analytics lab zLabs, more than 10 million mobile devices, in 214 countries, were affected by cyber threats in 2021.
Last year, the lab team identified more than two million new strains of smartphone malware. A huge number, because it means that more than 5,000 new strains have appeared every day. In terms of threats, more than malwarewhat hackers are essentially looking for is phishing, i.e. the recovery identifiers.
Phishing targets smartphones
It must be said that on a smart phone, the user is less suspicious and protection solutions are rarely installed. In all, Zimperium has detected more than 500,000 spam sites. phishing Last year. Among them, mobile versions accounted for 75% of phishing sites. Fake sites even exploded by 50% compared to the previous year.
Sites have also become more sophisticated, with the massive use of sites with the famous HTTPS, usually indicating a trusted certified site. It then becomes complicated to distinguish legitimate sites from fake ones. The company considers that in just two years, the arrival of the 5G, lockdowns, and devices always online and out of the office have dramatically changed the nature of attacks. A revolution to which the infrastructure of cybersecurity today is having a hard time adapting.
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