Android Malware Rising: 350 New Infected Apps Appear Every Hour, Says New Report

▤ Summary

This brakes down to roughly 8,400 new samples every day for a whopping 350 new Android malware apps releasing every hour. Android holds a 72 percent share of the mobile market and so it is reasonable that more attacks would happen on this platform. The number of malware samples cropping up each day are nonetheless staggering and there’s no sign the problem will be corrected anytime soon. With over 750,000 new samples discovered in Q1 analysts predict we’ll see 3.5 million new infected Android apps over 2017. Outdated Firmware Is The Biggest Culprit The report shows the problem largely springing from the fragmented nature of the Android ecosystem, with devices from third-party phone makers being the most vulnerable to attack.

▦ Linked Companies

G DATA

$10M to $25M