Android attack continues to increase

In a report titled "The motivations of the recent Android malware" is a scheme of study related monetization growth of malware for Android is known that the authors are more and more financial advantage for mobile users. "Mobile technology has increased dramatically and cyber-criminals continue to follow the development of these technologies," said Eric Chien, chief technology officer, Symantec Security Response and Technology, 12 December 2011. Increased malware attacks, since these devices, especially those said in the Android platform, Chien, clearly visible. "In fact, it seems that there is always a beginning, both in quantity and complexity of the threat," he said. However, this ratio tends to increase in future if more and more attention to smart phones as payment devices, especially with the increasingly popular technology Near Field Communication (NFC) is called. Symantec says malware unit monetization on mobile devices that are frequently fraudulent billing of value-added services, spyware, search engine poisoning, intoxication, fraud, which is to pay of users per click (pay-per-click fraud), the SPS each installation (Pay-per-install systems), and adware. In addition, there is also the flight pattern authentication transaction number on your mobile device mobile transaction numbers (mTAN).
"But the theft and sale of important financial information - blocked as bank details, Sales International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), a stolen phone or incorrect use and peddling fake security products is a mobile tactics, which was very successful in the PC world "said Chien. To be sure, Chien said, the attacker is likely to continue to invest in the production scheme Android malware with increasing financial gains.