A significant increase in the number of malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices has been observed in 2014, according to experts Kaspersky Lab. 
There was also a further increase in financial malware, but also a change to the actors of cyber attacks. Based on her stats companys, in 2014 it has been formed in numbers as follows:
- Kaspersky Lab's antivirus products prevented 6,2 billions of malicious attacks on computers and portable user devices. This size is increased by one billion compared to 2013.
- 38% of computers encountered at least one internet attack in the year.
- 44% of online attacks that were neutralized by Kaspersky Lab's products were made using malicious US-based online resources (27,5% of all attacks), Germany (16,6%), and the Netherlands (13,4%).
- Nearly 2.000.000 user computers blocked attempts to steal money through online access to bank accounts.
- Kaspersky Lab products have protected their users from 3,9 million online attacks per day, on average.
- Η mode Kaspersky Lab's web antivirus detected more than 123 million unique malicious objects: 74% of them were found in malicious URLs.
- Kaspersky Lab's products eliminated a total of 3,7 million attempts to "infect" computers with OS X software.
- An average user Mac αντιμετώπισε 9 απειλές κατά τη διάρκεια του έτους.
- Kaspersky Lab solutions have blocked 1,4 million attacks on Android devices, four times more than 2013.
The number of the year
Everyday, Kaspersky Lab's Anti-Malware Research team processes 325.000 new malicious files per day, that is, 10.000 more compared to last year and 125.000 more than 2012.
Every day, more than 1,6 millions of different files are processed by Kaspersky Lab's Anti-Malware Research team. Almost 20%, ie one in five, is dangerous. There was an increase of 3,17% in the number of malicious files detected by 2014 compared to the size of 2013. The 12 of previous months (2012 - 2013) increased by more than 50%. According to Kaspersky Lab specialists, this sharp decline in growth rates reflects the significant change in tactics used by online fraudsters to "pollute" computers.
"We see a very interesting trend in the malware landscape. More and more often, criminals use it spear-Phishing spam, that is spam spam aimed at a very specific group, such as Gamers or users online banking services. Previously, this technique was used almost exclusively by advanced threat handlers. Now, though spear-Phishing has become quite common and is also used by less experienced digital criminals. This allows them to perform less massive and less perceptible attacks. However, the security solutions it provides Kasperksy Lab consistently detect such types of attacks, said Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky, Head of Kaspersky Lab's Anti-Malware Research Group.
Mobile threats
- 295.500 newmobile malware, 2,8 times more than 2013
- 12.100 mobile banking Trojans, 9 times more than 2013
- The 53% of the attacks included mobile Trojans targeting users' money (SMS-Trojans, Bankers Trojans)
- 19% of Android device users faced a mobile threat at least once during the year.
- Mobile malware attacks were recorded in more than 200 countries worldwide
"2011 was the year of the year mobile devices malicious software was specifically designed for Android devices, 2012 this landscape was developed and 2013 matured. 2014, the mobile devices malware focused on financial issues. The number of mobile banking Trojans was nine times higher than 2013, and growth in this sector is continuing at an alarming rate,said Roman Unuchek, Kaspersky Lab's Senior Mobile Malware Analyst.
Financial threats
Fraudsters who specialize in mobile financial malware have probably been inspired by their more experienced "colleagues" who have been stealing money through personal computers for years. Zeus remains the most widespread Trojan bank with ChePro and Lohmys coming in second and third respectively. 3 / 4 attacks on users' money were done using malicious banking software, but these were not the only financial threats. Theft of "bitcoin wallets" was the second most popular banking threat (14%). Also, bitcoin 'mining software' (10%) is another threat against the digital currency, using computing resources to create bitcoins.
Maria Garnaeva, Security Specialist at Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team, commented: "One of the most effective ways to penetrate malicious software into users' computers is to exploit vulnerabilities in Java and to browsers like Explore, The Firefox, etc. In addition, digital criminals continue to use exploits for his vulnerabilities Adobe Reader. These "contagion" techniques remain popular simply because social engineering techniques are still effective. Every year, we see how digital criminals use more and more inventive ways to lure their victims. That's why recipients are still willing to read a seemingly harmless one Email from an unexpected source and then open attachments or follow left-wing which expose them to malicious programs ".
The full report is available at Securelist.com. Also, in YouTube you can watch a Kaspesky Lab video on the above issues.
