Verticals Targeted: Utilities, Energy, Water, Critical Infrastructure
Executive Summary
Goldoson, a privacy-invasive and clicker adware, was recently discovered in several popular Android apps in South Korea. It generates revenue for the threat actors via fraudulent recursive visits to hidden ads on the infected device.
Verticals Targeted: Financial, Government, Journalism, Various
Executive Summary
This report is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This edition provides an overview of the 2022 mobile malware threat landscape.
Key Takeaways
- The 2022 mobile malware threat landscape saw a 500% increase in malware distribution in early 2022, and mobile malware continued to be rampant throughout the year.
- Some of the attack vectors used by threat actors to distribute mobile malware in 2022 include apps injected with malicious code, zero-click attacks, TOAD, and smashing.
- Types of mobile malware that were prolific in 2022 include banking trojans, dropper apps, spyware, mobile ransomware, and subscriber trojans.