iOS devices are easier target for hackers compared to Android: Report
1 week, 1 day ago

iOS devices are easier target for hackers compared to Android: Report

India Today  

A new report from security analysts at Lookout suggests iOS devices are more vulnerable to phishing attacks than Android devices. According to the latest Mobile Threat Landscape Report for Q3 2024, 18.4 per cent of iOS devices were targeted by phishing attempts compared to 11.4 per cent of Android devices. In 2024, 19 per cent of enterprise iOS devices faced at least one mobile phishing attack during each of the first three quarters. On the other hand, only 10.9 per cent of enterprise Android devices were exposed to phishing attacks in the same period.

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Android outperformed iOS in ten out of the twelve areas: Know-how

India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple's App Store
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How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple's App Store

Wired  

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Phishing attacks on Apple Mac OS and iOS up by 9% in 2019: Kaspersky Report
5 years, 3 months ago

Phishing attacks on Apple Mac OS and iOS up by 9% in 2019: Kaspersky Report

Live Mint  

Reports have shown that the volume of malicious attacks targeting Apple's MacOS and iOS have been fewer compared to Microsoft's Windows and Google's Android. According to Kaspersky's latest "Threats to Mac Users 2019" report, Mac computers, iOS-based mobile devices, and associated web services together faced 1.6 million phishing attacks in the first half of 2019. According to the Kaspersky report, …

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