Trend Micro increase in phishing attacks using Apple's name

Trend MicroΗ present her απειλών για το τρίτο τρίμηνο του 2013. Η μελέτη αναφέρετε στα εγκλήματα του κυβερνοχώρου, τις απειλές για τα κινητά, στην προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής και τη κλοπή δεδομένων, στα τρωτά σημεία, καθώς και στις στοχευμένες επιθέσεις.

The report reveals that the number of Internet infections with Trojan developed for the theft of bank accounts has increased significantly compared to the corresponding period of 2012. In total, over 200.000 infections of this type were observed Trojan during the 3 quarter 2013, compared to 132.000 that was recorded in the 3 quarter of 2012.

The variants of Zeus were the most common malware. The countries most affected were the United States (23%), Brazil (16%), Japan (12%), India (6%) and Australia (3%).

The most common malware was detected Worm_Downad.ad. However, it is worth noting that the number of infections decreased from 509.000 to 345.000.

As for the attacks , the campaigns that have seen an increase are mostly fake messages that appear to come from Apple. A huge spike in the volume of Apple phishing attacks was recorded in May, using its upcoming release iOS 7.

Most mobile threats appear to target the Android platform, but experts warn that cybercriminals are starting to grow more and more in malicious applications that can target multiple operating systems.
Trend Micro's Complete Report for the Third Quarter of 2013,The invisible Web Unmasked,” (PDF) is available on her website s.

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