Rise in Phishing scams on mobile devices

Phishing scams depend on trust. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, Mobile apps are the new frontier.




Kaspersky Lab identified spam and phishing attacks using mobile apps like WhatsApp.

Darya Gudkova, head of the content analysis and research department for Kasperky Lab, said: “Gadgets have become popular even among those who had little interaction with computers and are less familiar with computer security. This opens up new vectors of attacks for spammers and phishers.

“To protect themselves, users should remember not to open emails from unknown senders, and especially not to click any links in these emails, which inevitably pose a risk to user security. Clicking unsafe links threatens user security regardless of which device is used—they pose a danger to desktop computers and mobile gadgets alike.”

Kaspersky Spam Report also notes that more than 70 percent of the spam messages weigh in at less than 2Kb in size, and more than 90 percent are 5Kb or less.

Check out the full report from Kaspersky Lab.