"Fake Mobile app Fraud Tripled in First Half of 2019"

During a study of Quarter 2 of 2019, RSA Security identified 57,406 total fraud attacks worldwide. Of these, phishing attacks were the most prevalent (37%), followed by fake mobile apps (usually apps posing as those of popular brands). Adversaries using phishing attacks went up by 6 percent between 1st half of 2019  and 2nd half of 2018.  Attacks using financial malware and rogue mobile apps have increased significantly between 1st half of 2019 and 2nd half of 2018.  Adversaries use of financial malware increased 80 percent and Rogue mobile apps use increased 191 percent. 

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