Mobile threats spread under guise of pornographic content doubled in 2019
The number of mobile users attacked by pornographic content grew
two-fold in 2019, reaching 42,973 users compared to the 19,699 who were
targeted in 2018, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said in a
new report.
Adult
content, just as is the case with other types of entertainment, remains one of
the most prominent ways malefactors try to infect devices.
Moreover, due to its rather sensitive nature and the reasonable desire among
users to keep their browsing experience private, porn remains of particular
interest to cybercriminals.
While
various schemes involving phishing, spam and even various sex-related
ransomware have been around for years, cybercriminals do not stop at that and
continually work on expanding attack vectors and perfecting the methods of
those attacks.
With
the rise of mobile devices that can be used for virtually anything -- from work
to entertainment -- porn-related mobile threats are becoming more relevant as
well.
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