Author: Jake Moore

Our recent Threat Report showed that while, on the whole, overall threat detections fell by 13.2%, there was one category that thrived: Android. The category registered a remarkable growth of 57% in detections, driven by a 163% increase in Adware and an 83% increase in HiddenApps detections. Whilst Android users worldwide are being targeted, the countries with the most detected threats over the past 12 months were – unsurprisingly – Ukraine (9.3%) and Russia (9.2%).Today, we all carry a phone in our pocket. In fact, there are more active mobile devices in the UK than people (85 million versus 68…