Secuobs.com : 2012-07-20 11:03:35 - SecurityTube.Net - The threat of mobile malware has risen by more than five times, on the back of the rising popularity of smartphones, especially Android-based devices, in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Trend Micro in a study In its 2012 Q2 APAC Threat Landscape report released Friday, 25,000 mobile malware apps were identified as of the second quarter of 2012--a 417 percent rise from the first quarter However, Trend Micro pointed out that only one in five mobile devices had security apps installed Trend Micro noted that advanced persistent threats APT , were most prevalent in India and Taiwan, and were finding new methods to avoid detection It pointed to IXESHE attacks as an new example of an attack targeting servers that belong to compromised organizations IMAGE
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