H1 / 2020: Over 2 million infected Android apps
The new G DATA Mobile Malware Report shows that malicious Android apps are available every second. The cyber defense company identified more than two million infected Android apps in the first half of 2020. Cyber criminals publish an Android app with malware every eight seconds. That is the result of a current study by G DATA CyberDefense. Compared to the first half of 2019, an increase of over ten percent. The focus was particularly on fake corona trackers and droppers. Criminal hackers also attacked smartphones during the Corona crisis and tried to install malware on the devices. Current figures from G DATA CyberDefense ...