Mobile threats increase ahead of holiday shopping season

New research from the Zimperium zLabs team reveals a sharp rise in mobile threats tied to the holiday shopping season. The report shows that mishing (mobile phishing) remains the most widespread and effective mobile attack vector. Smishing messages and fake delivery alerts impersonating trusted retail and logistics brands surged up to fourfold during the 2024 holiday shopping period, with attackers using urgency-driven messages like ‘Your package is delayed, click here’ to trick users into revealing credentials or downloading malicious apps. The report also finds that malware families are expanding beyond banks to target shopping and payment apps, using overlays and… [Continue Reading]