The number of smartphone users affected by banking malware soared 258% in 2024, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The most prolific malware was Mamont, which had a market share of 36.7% and mainly targeted users in Russia and the CIS. Europe and Asia were hardest hit by mobile banking malware, while Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan faced the most significant issues with PC-targeted malware.

Living-Off-the-Land (LOTL) Attacks: Exploiting What’s Already There
LOTL (Living-Off-the-Land) attacks are a cybersecurity threat where attackers use legitimate system tools to execute malicious operations without deploying external malware. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure