Malware in 2025 is less noisy and more active. Polymorphic evasion techniques are employed by the attackers against typical defense mechanisms. Malware primarily resides in apps with a typical app look and evades app store scanning, impacting an estimated million devices. Bank trojans, ransomware, and spyware are prominently present in the mobile threat landscape.
Advanced smartphone malware today targets both the Android and iOS operating systems. It exploits permissions, sensors, and background applications to steal confidential information. Such attacks have now shifted from attacking end-users to attacking companies and app infrastructure.
