Cyberattacks on smartphones hit new high - here's how to stay safe

• The number of malware samples targeting Android is rising, experts warn
• The majority are banking trojans and infostealers
• Kaspersky urges users to be careful when downloading apps

Mobile malware and other attacks targeting Android users are on the rise, new research has claimed.

Security researchers from Kaspersky have argued people should be paying a lot more attention to the security of their smartphones than they do at the moment.

In its “IT threat evolution in Q1 2025: mobile statistics” report, Kaspersky claims the number of detected malware samples increased by more than a quarter (27%) between Q1 2025 and Q4 2024, when the researchers detected 180,000 malware samples.

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These samples were blocked on more than 12 million smartphone users (up 36% compared to Q4 2024), Kaspersky added, stressing that the upward trend in attacked users “continued since Q3 2024”.

While there are ...