Cybercriminals know the value of popular mobile apps, and in 2014 they cloned 97% of paid apps available online bedspread for Android και το 87% για το λειτουργικό σύστημα iOS. Η κλωνοποίηση βέβαια έγινε για να συσκευάσουν malware. Η information έρχεται από μια έρευνα που πραγματοποιήθηκε από την εταιρεία Arxan Technology.
Also add that infographic which you will see below, serves the purposes of the company just fine.
Although the numbers are quite high, in the case of Android devices there is an improvement over the previous year, as well as the previous year.
For iOS, the report is more dismal as 2014 saw a 31% increase, indicating the growing interest in users of Apple's operating system.
Arxan Technology, to carry out the research, downloaded 100 paid apps for both platforms and searched for cloned applications in third-party online stores as well as on various distribution sites and torrent sites.
The survey also included 20 popular applications running for free.
The results are quite worrying as you will see yourself in the infographic created by the company.
We should mention that Apple's jailbroken devices are always at greater risk. So beware of the software you download for your device. Installing software from non-trusted sources should be avoided. The same goes for Android devices as well.
See infographic
