ESET, a company better safetyς με έδρα την Ε.Ε., κατέγραψε μια αύξηση πάνω από 50% στην ανίχνευση του Android ransomware το 2016, που αποτελεί ιστορικά το μεγαλύτερο αριθμό προσπαθειών για διείσδυση σε συσκευές. Η ESET παρουσιάζει τα τελευταία ετήσια data based on technology LiveGrid in the "Trends in Android Ransomware" white paper. The findings are revealed just ahead of the Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona (February 27 – March 2, 2017).
“Overall we've seen an increase in malware detection software on Android devices by around 20%, with ransomware on this platform growing at an ever faster rate. Although ESET recorded the largest increase in the first half of 2016, we cannot say with any certainty that this threat will disappear anytime soon,” says ESET Chief Technology Officer Juraj Malcho, who will address this topic at MWC 2017.
The creators of crypto-ransomware, which encrypts archives and locks the screen of devices, have practiced over the past 12 months to copy effective techniques used in desktop malware attacks. They have also developed their own more sophisticated methods specifically to target Android devices.
In addition to the most widespread intimidation tactics used by screen-locked police ransomware, cybercriminals are trying to keep a low profile by encrypting the malicious charge and "digging" even deeper into the infected applications.
2015, ESET had noticed that the interest of Android ransomware creators had shifted from users of devices in Eastern Europe to users in the US. However, last year there was an increasing interest in the Asian market. "Indeed, we can say that the Android-attacked ransomware has become a large-scale global threat," adds Malcho.
For full access to the findings, download the ESET white paper “Trends in Android Ransomware” (PDF)
