In 2021, AdWare accounted for 42.42 percent of new mobile malware worldwide. Meanwhile, RiskTool ranked second with a 35.27 percent share of all new threats that year. Trojan attacks constituted approximately nine percent of all new mobile malware detected online in the examined period.
Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type
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Statistics on Malware
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- Basic Statistic Number of malware attacks per year 2015-H1 2022
- Premium Statistic Annual change of human-initiated and bot attacks volume worldwide 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of cyber attacks in worldwide regions 2021, by category
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Malware types
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- Premium Statistic Share of global corporate networks attacked by malware in 2020, by malware type
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- Premium Statistic Most prevalent cryptomining malware worldwide in 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Most prevalent botnets worldwide in 2021
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- Premium Statistic Top malware received globally via web and e-mail in 2020, by file type
Mobile malware
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- Premium Statistic Countries with highest mobile malware encounter rate Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Most prevalent mobile malware worldwide in 2020, by malware family
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- Basic Statistic Distribution of mobile malware worldwide 2021, by type
Ransomware
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- Basic Statistic Number of ransomware attacks per year 2016-H1 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of newly added ransomware families 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of MSP clients who experienced a ransomware attacks 2020, by strain
- Basic Statistic Major operating systems targeted by ransomware according to MSPs 2020
- Basic Statistic Leading cause of ransomware infection 2020
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Phishing
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Cloud security
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Security solutions market
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IT security measures
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- Basic Statistic Use of automation tools for IT security worldwide 2020
- Basic Statistic IT security automation efforts implementation stages worldwide 2020
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- Basic Statistic DDoS threat detection tools used versus their effectiveness worldwide 2020
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- U.S. SME perception of ransomware attack vulnerability 2016
- Share of businesses implementing anti-ransomware solutions 2016, by type
- U.S. SME views about ransomware infection volume and severity 2016
- Share of businesses experiencing ransomware attacks 2016, by of solutions implemented
- U.S. SME confidence in employee ransomware detection 2016
- U.S. SME ransomware attack consequences 2016
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- Share of mobile phone users who have used a fingerprint reader in the UK 2016
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- Brazil: most practical mobile authentication methods on digital services 2020
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- U.S. SME time spent on containment of most recent ransomware incident 2016
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- Share of businesses implementing anti-ransomware solutions 2016, by type
- U.S. SME views about ransomware infection volume and severity 2016
- Share of businesses experiencing ransomware attacks 2016, by of solutions implemented
- U.S. SME confidence in employee ransomware detection 2016
- U.S. SME ransomware attack consequences 2016
Kaspersky Lab. (February 21, 2022). Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/
Kaspersky Lab. "Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type." Chart. February 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/
Kaspersky Lab. (2022). Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/
Kaspersky Lab. "Distribution of New Mobile Malware Worldwide in 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/
Kaspersky Lab, Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Distribution of new mobile malware worldwide in 2021, by type [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, February 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653688/distribution-of-mobile-malware-type/