Illustrative image (Source: internet) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam had the second lowest number ofAndroid threats detected in Southeast Asia in the period from January toSeptember this year, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
The company reported it had blocked 53,097 mobile attackattempts in Vietnam in the period.
The countries with the highest numbers of mobilemalware threats detected in the region were Indonesia and Malaysia with 632,451and 188,846 respectively.
According to Temasek’s 2019 e-Conomy SEA report, theregion has the most engaged mobile internet users in the world, with Vietnamemerging as the most digital of all economies in the region.
Data from Kaspersky also shows that Vietnam had thelowest number of installation packages for mobile banking Trojans blocked inthe first three quarters, 22.
Indonesia topped with 106.
Thailand had the lowest number (22 packages) ofinstallation packages for mobile ransomware Trojans blocked by Kaspersky andIndonesia again had the highest number (161).
Yeo Siang Tiong, general manager for Southeast Asia atKaspersky, said, “While 2019 has two more months left, our lateststatistics currently show a noticeable decrease in the number of Androidmalware attempts detected in Vietnam.
“The country is undoubtedly becoming more and moreconnected to the internet with 58 million Facebook users and 62 million Googleaccounts as of August 2019.
“With the efforts of the private and public sectors,we see a decline in blocked Android attacks as a significant improvement on thecountry’s mobile threat landscape.
“We urge Vietnamese users to continue their vigilanceagainst Android threats, may it be mobile banking Trojan, ransomware or others.With the BYOD (bring your own device) being a trend embraced in the country, wealso encourage businesses to pay attention on how their employees protect theirdevices, especially those being used for corporate purposes./.
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