Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016

Malicious Android apps are due to increase by 400 percent this year as they focus on targeting Asian countries, according to threat intelligence data harvested by Webroot.

The Webroot Quarterly Threat Trends report noted that the dominance of Android devices in Asian geographies means the rise in malware in the region is not unexpected. However, it does indicate that there is somewhat of an epidemic in mobile app malware, especially with Android smartphones.