143 million Windows malware hit consumer smart devices in Q2: Report
More than 143 million malware targeted
consumer smart-devices in the second quarter of 2020, mainly in the form of coronavirus-themed
attacks, a new report said on Tuesday.
Among
the top scams that were reported during the April-June period were free Netflix
subscriptions and fraud PM CARE Fund apps.
The
month of June clocked the highest detections of Windows malware with 1.5
million daily detections due to the opening up of businesses under the unlock
phase.
According
to researchers at cybersecurity firm Quick Heal, attackers are still using
COVID-19 as bait to drop malicious payloads to consumer devices, usually in the
form of phishing emails that contain infected attachments.
"In
the same category, 'Trickbot' proved to be an active distributor for multiple malware through
phishing emails," Quick Heal's 'Quarterly Threat Report' revealed.
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