US EditionChinese Hackers and User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a 'Mobile Security Crisis'
- Kaspersky reported a 27% rise in malware samples targeting Android devices between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025, impacting over 12 million users globally.
- This increase results from active banking trojans like Mamont and widespread social engineering exploiting user misconceptions about smartphone security.
- Experts uncovered unusual smartphone crashes affecting officials and journalists since late 2024, signaling a sophisticated Chinese-linked cyberattack to access sensitive data.
- U.S. Authorities warned in December 2024 of Chinese espionage targeting campaign phones of figures including Donald Trump, with attacks described as a "sprawling Chinese hacking campaign."
- The events highlight critical mobile security gaps and geopolitical cyber risks, prompting calls for stronger user practices and government vigilance against foreign cyber threats.
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Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile
WASHINGTON: Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate a phone without a
Hackers, user lapses turn smartphones into 'mobile security crisis'
WASHINGTON, United States — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers
Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’ - The Boston Globe
Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech, and journalism.
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