In 2017, there were about 28 malicious code incidents on mobile devices. In these past few years, there were a lot of incidents in Malaysia in which a scammer claimed to be from a Malaysian law enforcement agency (LEA) and sent the victim a link via a mobile messaging app and instructed the victim to click on a phishing link. The mobiles would then be affected by malicious mobile apps which would share credential information to the scammer.
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Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, & Cyber Security Malaysia. (January 31, 2019). Number of malicious code incidents on mobile devices detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, und Cyber Security Malaysia. "Number of malicious code incidents on mobile devices detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Cyber Security Malaysia. (2019). Number of malicious code incidents on mobile devices detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, and Cyber Security Malaysia. "Number of Malicious Code Incidents on Mobile Devices Detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission & Cyber Security Malaysia, Number of malicious code incidents on mobile devices detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/ (last visited July 13, 2024)
Number of malicious code incidents on mobile devices detected in Malaysia from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, & Cyber Security Malaysia, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043807/malaysia-detected-malicious-code-incidents-on-mobile-devices/