MCLEAN, Virginia, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ:
CYRN) today published its July 2014
Internet Threats Trend Report. Among its findings, the report warns
of ransomware that continues to target Android users with
consistent vigor. To download the entire report, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/TrndRptQ2.
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CYREN researchers predict that a large wave of Android
ransomware has yet to hit. Two cases of first-ever Android
ransomware appeared thus far this year, both delivered via drive-by
download from a pornographic web page.
One version of the ransomware attack takes over the device and
displays a message stating the user had been watching child
pornography and that it now demands payment of a fine to use the
device again. The second version of Android ransomware is a bit
more sophisticated, as it encrypts files on the device's secure
digital (SD) card and blocks phone use by continually displaying a
similar message and demanding a fee to decrypt the blocked
files.
"It's clear that we will continue to see growing numbers of
Android ransomware attacks, as we literally tracked their growing
complexity from month to month during Q2 of this year," said
Lior Kohavi, chief technology
officer at CYREN. "These attacks are growing at an alarming rate,
allowing this form of extortion to impact more and more victims due
to most people's consistently low level of concern for security
while using their phones. And yet, ironically, our phones today
play an integral role in day-to-day life – making this form of
attack that much more successful for the bad guys. When it comes to
mobile devices, users need to maintain the same level of security
and awareness that they hold for their desktops."
The report also highlights spam-related statistics for Q2 of
2014:
- Spam levels remained essentially unchanged at an average of 55
billion emails per day for the quarter, although June experienced a
noticeable drop to the lowest level in five years.
- Pharmaceutical spam still leads the pack, accounting for 43% of
all total spam. Job offers hold steady in second place, with 22% of
total spam. The notable shift in topics is the sudden increase in
"pump-and-dump" stock spam, accounting for 17% of all spam emails
sent in the Q2.
- While Spain (8%), Argentina (8%), and the United States (6%) continued to be among
the leading spam-producing countries this quarter, the surprise was
Vietnam, which accounted for 7% of
all spam. Germany rounded out the
top five, producing 5% of all spam. Noticeably missing during Q2
was India.
- The Russian Federation led the
zombie countries at 13.1%, following by India at 10.7%. Interestingly, this is the
first time India has been deposed
from the top spot in more than four years. Peru joined the list this quarter, while
Spain fell off.
The CYREN Internet Threats Trend Report is based on a
comprehensive analysis of billions of daily transactions handled by
the CYREN GlobalView Cloud Platform.
About CYREN
CYREN is a leading provider of cloud-based
security solutions that deliver powerful protection through global
data intelligence. Regardless of the device or its location,
CYREN's easily deployed web, email, and anti-malware products
deliver uncompromising protection in both embedded and Security as
a Service (SecaaS) deployments. Organizations rely on CYREN's
cloud-based threat detection and proactive security analytics to
provide up-to-date spam classifications, URL categorization and
malware detection services. The CYREN GlobalView™ Cloud Platform
leverages Recurrent Pattern Detection™ technologies to protect more
than 550 million users in 190 countries. CYREN is traded on the
NASDAQ Capital Market and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) under
the trading symbol "CYRN." Visit the CYREN GlobalView Security
Center or go to www.CYREN.com.
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