Ransomware targeting the Android operating system has grown by over 50% in just a year, as more consumers switch from their PCs to their smartphones, making the mobile OS ecosystem a more worthwhile target for cybercriminals. According to a report by security firm ESET , the largest spike of crypto-malware attacks came during the first half of 2016. It was also found that so-called "police ransomware" on the lock-screen has been the dominant type of ransomware for Android, effectively scaring victims about some crime it claims they committed, which has led many of them to pay up to the criminals. Android ransomware detection from 2014-2016, spiking in April 2016 | via ESET Aside from this, the researchers have also found that the perpetrators have increased their efforts into keeping a low profile by encrypting the malware's payload deep within the infected apps. In ESET's whitepaper called " Trends in Android Ransomware (PDF)," it was indicated th...
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