Lookout Report: Android Malware Has Increased Significantly Over Past 6 Months
Lookout Report: Android Malware Has Increased Significantly Over Past 6 Months
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/02/loo...past-6-months/
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Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is releasing the results of its Mobile Threat Report. The report is based on threat and security data from Lookout?s Mobile Threat Network, which includes data collected from more than 700 thousand apps and 10 million devices worldwide. You can access the full report here.
Lookout?s main finding is that mobile malware has increased significantly, with Android users two-and-a-half times as likely to encounter malware today than just six months ago. Lookout estimates that between a half million and one million users were affected by mobile malware in the first half of 2011.
During the first half of 2011, the number of unique apps with malware found on markets and download sites grew from 80 to 400 apps. DroidDream, one of the most popular threats, released more than 80 unique apps to take control of a user?s phone. And GGTracker, a newer malware threat that specifically targets U.S. Android users via premium text message services, has upped its infected app count to 15 apps/
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is releasing the results of its Mobile Threat Report. The report is based on threat and security data from Lookout?s Mobile Threat Network, which includes data collected from more than 700 thousand apps and 10 million devices worldwide. You can access the full report here.
Lookout?s main finding is that mobile malware has increased significantly, with Android users two-and-a-half times as likely to encounter malware today than just six months ago. Lookout estimates that between a half million and one million users were affected by mobile malware in the first half of 2011.
During the first half of 2011, the number of unique apps with malware found on markets and download sites grew from 80 to 400 apps. DroidDream, one of the most popular threats, released more than 80 unique apps to take control of a user?s phone. And GGTracker, a newer malware threat that specifically targets U.S. Android users via premium text message services, has upped its infected app count to 15 apps/
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/02/loo...past-6-months/