Security News > 2021 > June > How Mobile Ad Fraud has Evolved in the Year of the Pandemic

Mobile ad fraud has always been a challenge for network operators in all parts of the globe, but the pandemic has made users more vulnerable than ever before due to the sheer amount of time they now spend with their devices.

Perhaps that's why, according to a new report published by Upstream, they seem to be the epicenter of a new mobile malware pandemic.

As part of its ongoing efforts to curb malware and raise awareness of new and evolving threats, Secure-D released an in-depth 2021 report called A Pandemic On Mobile: Mobile Ad Fraud & Malware which revealed some vital and surprising insights.

One of the most staggering findings was that 95% of all mobile transactions during the pandemic were identified and subsequently blocked as fraudulent.

For the first time ever, mobile games were the number one most targeted app category, but malicious apps took on the form of many other productivity apps and tools, from video editors to fake news apps.

To gain more insight like this, such as a breakdown of the most dangerous apps by region, which countries were most impacted by fraud during the pandemic, and how direct carrier billing fraud works, you can get a copy of the report mailed directly to your inbox here.

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