Kaspersky has published the 2023 edition of its annual Financial Threats Report, which offers detailed analysis of the evolving financial cyber threat landscape. The report reveals significant increases in mobile banking malware and cryptocurrency-related phishing, highlighting the increasing threat to digital financial assets. He points out.
Over the past 12 months, there has been a significant increase in the number of users encountering mobile banking Trojans and attacks against Android users. Opinions increased by 32% compared to 2022. The most common banking Trojan was Bian.h, accounting for 22% of all Android attacks. Geographically, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan are recorded as the places with the highest concentration of users encountering banking Trojans, while Turkey is also affected by such software. Almost 3% (2.98%) of users encountered mobile banking malware attacks.
While the number of users affected by PC-focused financial malware will decrease by 11% in 2023, Ramnit and Zbot will affect 50% of affected users. They emerged as dominant malware families targeting more than . Consumers continued to be the primary target, attracting 61.2% of all attacks.
In 2023, financial phishing will account for 27.32% of all phishing attacks against corporate users and home users. It continued to be a significant threat, accounting for 30.68% of attacks. E-store brands were identified as the biggest attraction with 41.65% of financial phishing attempts. PayPal phishing represented 54.78% of phishing pages targeting electronic payment system users. The report also shows a % increase in cryptocurrency phishing compared to the previous year, with 5.84 million detections in 2023, compared to 5.04 million detections in 2022. It was emphasized that there was an increase of 16.
Phishing attacks against e-shops are the most common example
Phishing attacks against e-shops stood out as the most common example, accounting for 41.65% of all financial phishing pages. . Amazon was the most imitated online store with 34% of phishing attempts, followed by Apple with 18.66% and Netflix with 14.71%. PayPal was the most targeted payment system with 54.73% of attacks.
Cryptocurrency-related phishing and scams continued to increase, with Kaspersky blocking 5 million 838 thousand 499 attempts to follow cryptocurrency-themed phishing links. This corresponds to a 16% increase compared to 2022. Scammers have also impersonated cryptocurrency exchanges and offered coins on behalf of large companies like Apple.
Kaspersky Security Expert Igor Golovinsaid: “Money has always been a magnet for cybercriminals. A significant portion of malware attacks are financially motivated. The increase in mobile malware last year underlines an alarming trend in cybercrime. With the emergence of new and aggressive malware strains, attackers are evolving their tactics to target mobile devices more aggressively. This underscores the need for individuals and businesses to be more vigilant, update protective measures, and strengthen device security as appropriate.”Â
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To stay safe against mobile malware, Kaspersky recommends the following:
- Prefer to download your applications only from official stores such as Google Play or Amazon Appstore. Applications in these stores are not 100% secure, but they are controlled by store representatives and have some filtering systems. Not every application can enter these stores.
- Check the permissions of the applications you use. Think carefully before granting permission to an app, especially when it comes to high-risk permissions such as permission to use Accessibility Services.
- A reliable security solution prevents malicious apps and adware from misbehaving on your device, regardless of cloaking techniques. Before you start showing things It may help you detect it first.
- Update your operating system and important applications as updates become available. Many security issues can be resolved by installing updated versions of software
