Topic: attack trends

42 Million Downloads: Google Apps Infected With Malware

November 10, 2025

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42 Million Downloads: Google Apps Infected With Malware

Android malware surged by 67% in the past year, with 239 malicious apps downloaded 42 million times from the Google Play Store. The manufacturing and energy sectors were primary targets, with energy attacks rising 387%, and India led in malicious mobile traffic at 26%. IoT threats were dominated ...

North Korean Hackers Lead 2025 Crypto Theft Surge

North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% increase, by pivoting to fewer, more sophisticated attacks on high-value targets. Their evolved tactics include sophisticated social engineering, posing as recruiters or investors to compromise employees a...

Deep Learning: An Early Warning System for DDoS Attacks

A novel deep learning approach, using long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, is being developed to forecast DDoS attacks by analyzing historical patterns, shifting cybersecurity from reactive detection to proactive prevention. Research on nearly 200,000 DDoS incidents revealed a near doubling of...