Lookout released its latest mobile threat landscape report for 2024 and it was found that iOS devices are more exposed to phishing attacks than Android devices.
18.4% of the iOS devices got attacked for phishing this year, as compared to 11.4% Android devices. The dataset of 220 million devices and 360 million apps was analyzed for the report. Since 2019, the Lookout team has identified more than 473 million websites and the analysis shows that iOS devices were more popular and more than twice as likely to get attacked than Android devices. In the first three quarters of 2024, 19% of the overall iOS devices got exposed to at least one phishing attack. Only 10.9% of the Android devices were attacked for phishing in the first three quarters of 2024, i.e., according to the report.
Nowadays many threat actors are using impersonation attacks using AI and their targeting has increased on tablets as well as smartphones. Many of the hackers are attacking iOS devices so that they can get to corporate cloud apps that contain a lot of sensitive data.
Email-based phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, posing risks to both iOS and Android users. With phishing incidents projected to rise in 2025, consumers should take effective steps to protect themselves, such as enabling two-factor authentication, avoiding clicking on unsolicited links, verifying sender authenticity, keeping software updated, and using email filters and security apps to detect potential threats.
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18.4% of the iOS devices got attacked for phishing this year, as compared to 11.4% Android devices. The dataset of 220 million devices and 360 million apps was analyzed for the report. Since 2019, the Lookout team has identified more than 473 million websites and the analysis shows that iOS devices were more popular and more than twice as likely to get attacked than Android devices. In the first three quarters of 2024, 19% of the overall iOS devices got exposed to at least one phishing attack. Only 10.9% of the Android devices were attacked for phishing in the first three quarters of 2024, i.e., according to the report.
Nowadays many threat actors are using impersonation attacks using AI and their targeting has increased on tablets as well as smartphones. Many of the hackers are attacking iOS devices so that they can get to corporate cloud apps that contain a lot of sensitive data.
Email-based phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, posing risks to both iOS and Android users. With phishing incidents projected to rise in 2025, consumers should take effective steps to protect themselves, such as enabling two-factor authentication, avoiding clicking on unsolicited links, verifying sender authenticity, keeping software updated, and using email filters and security apps to detect potential threats.
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