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APAC Mobile Threats Rise 49%, India Faces Trojan Risks
Mobile phone dangers increased across the Asia-Pacific region.
Kaspersky said detections per user rose 49%.
India recorded 18,187 mobile threat detections during the quarter.
Some harmful apps pretend to offer rewards or giveaways.
One Trojan can steal private information, while another can help create fake social media accounts.
Criminals also send dangerous links through messages, social media and fake offers.
AI can make scams look more believable with written messages, cloned voices and fake videos.
People can stay safer by checking apps, links and permissions before using them and by keeping devices updated.
Mobile threat detections per user rose 49% across the Asia-Pacific region, according to Kaspersky.
India recorded 18,187 mobile threat detections during the quarter, while Indonesia recorded 15,163.
The Rewardsteal Trojan disguises itself as reward or giveaway apps to steal sensitive information from Indian users.
The Thamera Trojan can hijack devices and create fraudulent social media accounts at scale.
Scams are spreading through messages, social media, fake job offers, cryptocurrency giveaways, malicious links and AI-generated deception.
- Who
- Kaspersky reported threats affecting mobile users, while cybercriminals targeted consumers across APAC, including India.
- What
- Mobile threat detections and increasingly sophisticated scams rose, with malware, malicious links and AI-assisted deception targeting users.
- Where
- Across the Asia-Pacific region, with 18,187 detections recorded in India and 15,163 in Indonesia.
- When
- The detection figures refer to the quarter covered by the report; the article does not specify the quarter or year.
- Why
- Cybercriminals are exploiting widespread smartphone use and mobile-first services to steal information, compromise accounts and defraud users.
Key facts
- Regional trend
- Mobile threat detections per user rose 49% across APAC.
- India detections
- India recorded 18,187 mobile threat detections during the quarter.
- Indonesia detections
- Indonesia recorded 15,163 mobile threat detections during the quarter.
- Active Indian threat
- Rewardsteal disguises itself as reward or giveaway applications to steal sensitive information.
- Resurfaced Trojan
- Thamera can hijack devices and create fraudulent social media accounts at scale.
- AI scam finding
- Kaspersky said 66% of scam victims believed AI had been used against them.
- Scam speed
- More than half of the successful scams studied were completed in under 30 minutes.
Quotes
Choon Hong Chee
Head of Consumer Channel for APAC at Kaspersky
“Across APAC, mobile threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with cybercriminals combining stealthy attack techniques, persistent malware and AI-powered deception to target consumers. As scams become more convincing and harder to spot, staying protected requires security that can detect threats proactively, even before users realise they are under attack.”
businesstoday.in
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