Mobile malware increasingly being used for espionage by state-sponsored groups

guest · Oct 23, 2019

Mobile malware increasingly being used for espionage by state-sponsored groups
October 23, 2019
https://www.techrepublic.com/articl...used-for-espionage-by-state-sponsored-groups/

Just like desktop malware, mobile malware has long been employed not just by individual hackers and cybercriminals but by organized state-sponsored groups. But the use of mobile malware as a weapon by such groups far exceeds what was previously estimated, says a report released on Wednesday by BlackBerry.

In its report entitled "Mobile Malware and APT Espionage: Prolific, Pervasive, and Cross-Platform," BlackBerry describes an environment in which advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are combining mobile malware with traditional desktop malware to conduct ongoing surveillance and espionage campaigns. Mobile malware presents itself as an ideal area for state-sponsored groups to exploit due to a few different factors, according to BlackBerry.

Low threat detection rates and a false sense of security have made mobile users an inviting target. Security products designed to block mobile malware are still low in number.
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"It's clear that the market for exploits targeting mobile devices has skyrocketed, and the sheer scale of what we found--mobile malware that is interwoven with desktop malware campaigns--shows definitively that several nation states are getting in on the mobile campaign action. [...]"

Organizations trying to protect themselves against cyber espionage campaigns should enhance their security strategy to encompass mobile defense, advises BlackBerry, both for company-issued smartphones and for phones allowed through a "bring your own device" plan.
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BlackBerry Cylance − ThreatVector: Mobile Malware and APT Espionage: Prolific, Pervasive, and Cross-Platform

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