{"id":13243,"date":"2016-10-14T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2019-11-15T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:52:32","slug":"mobile-banking-trojans-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/mobile-banking-trojans-faq\/13243\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile banking Trojans, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Why do I need to read this?<\/h3>\n

This article will help you to protect the money in your bank account.<\/p>\n

2. Mobile banking Trojans \u2014 what are they?<\/h3>\n

Every smartphone is a compact computer equipped with its own operating system and software, and so, just like PCs, smartphones are targeted by malware. Mobile banking Trojans are one of the most dangerous species in the malware world: They steal money from mobile users\u2019 bank accounts.<\/p>\n

3. Who is at risk?<\/h3>\n

People who own gadgets and use banking apps or buy something using application stores or in-app purchases. Android users run the highest risk of being attacked by mobile banking Trojans: 98% of them are designed for this ubiquitous OS.<\/p>\n

Throughout 2016 mobile banking Trojans actively attacked<\/a> users from Russia, Germany, and Australia. Other countries in the top 10 are South Korea, Uzbekistan, China, Ukraine, Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey.<\/p>\n

4. Are they really that dangerous?<\/h3>\n

This type of Trojans is one of the most significant threats of the decade. In 2016 alone, we detected more than 77,000 samples of mobile banking installers. This threat shows no sign of fading away any time soon.<\/p>\n

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Banking Trojans: mobile\u2019s major cyberthreat #malware<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/qWtgJjbCjq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qpyQEJvYHG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) September 30, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n