1 billion of iPhone and Android users now under threat of phishing messages – what is known about it

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/7e/D5/IB-FRLOVTAO1_99EA2A6B.jpg" Alt = "1 billion of iPhone and Android users is now under threat of phishing messages- < P > Researchers from Lookout Threat Lab & nbsp; nbsp; more than 1 billion iPhone and Android users are subjected to phishing attacks. We tell the main of the study.

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< p >The new report shows that iPhone and Android were actively subjected to phishing attacks during 2024. At the same time, the researchers in the Lookout report indicated that the top 5 & laquo; families of malicious software & raquo; are most commonly found on Android. & nbsp;

< P > The more important conclusion from the Lookout report is that more than a billion devices are now vulnerable to attacks that operate under the control of outdated OS, & laquo; leaving the device and data on it vulnerable to known and unknown expression & Lookout warns that outdated iOS devices are more vulnerable to attacks than their Android equivalents.

< P > Earlier we & nbsp; said that a certain Apple program exposed users on dangerous phishing attacks for 3 months. Also research & nbsp; showed that the Spyzie program has compromised more than half a million Android devices and thousands of iPhone and iPad, opening access to users' personal data.

~ ~ ~ ~< p > in the last & nbsp; report & nbsp; zimperium global mobile retoat report that 14% of Android devices at enterprises & laquo; The report also states that the risk to the iPhone is much less than 1%, although the percentage of total Android and iPhone devices that cannot be updated is approximately the same for both operating systems.

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< P > Mallen for mobile software poses a significant threat to organizations. Lookout in the report tells about the variety of malicious programs such as:

< Ul > < li > spy software;

< li > Programs for tracking;

< li > Trojans and Rutts;

< P > All of them have a wide range of opportunities, including & nbsp; tracking & nbsp; location, data abduction, listening and access to camera.

~ ~ < P > These functions allow the attackers to be imperceptibly on the devices of employees, giving confidential information and company staff at serious risks. < Br /> more than a billion devices need to be updated so that they can work with current OS and receive security updates. Also & nbsp; it is known that 750 million comp & RSQUO; RSETS SUPPLY IN October, when Windows 10 will be updated. Therefore, the number of gadgets that threatens phishing & ndash; will increase.

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