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Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 10:21 PM MYT Kaspersky Asia Pacific managing director Chris Connell said cybercriminals have several tactics on their sleeves such as tricking consumers into downloading fake, legitimate-looking e-wallet apps, which actually are malware aiming to infect smartphones used for digital payments. — Picture by Choo Choy May Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A total of 103,573 mobile malware attempts we...

minute read Share this article: A snapshot of the 2020 mobile threat landscape reveals major shifts toward adware and threats to online banks. Hackers painted a bullseye on the backs of online financial institutions in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered local branch offices and forced customers online. Over the past 12 months, incidents of adware nearly tripled. And, overall in 2020 researchers saw a slight drop in the number of mobile cyberattacks, according to a report released Monda...