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Chinese Hackers and User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a 'Mobile Security Crisis'
- Researchers detected 180,000 new mobile malware samples in Q4 2024, blocking attacks on over 12 million smartphones worldwide.
- This increase follows a rising trend in Android malware and banking trojan activity, notably the Mamont trojan, since Q3 2024.
- The malware surge coincided with a sophisticated cyberattack hitting government officials and political figures whose phones showed unusual crashes starting late 2024.
- Kaspersky reported a 27% growth in detected malware samples from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and urged caution when downloading apps to prevent infection.
- These developments highlight persistent vulnerabilities in mobile security and suggest a need for stronger user precautions and enhanced cyber defenses.
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Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile
WASHINGTON: Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate a phone without a
Hackers, user lapses turn smartphones into 'mobile security crisis'
WASHINGTON, United States — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers
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