Mobile Phishing Social Media Phishing and Other Attacks
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Mobile phishing is on a dramatic tear; as more users spend time on mobile devices, it is a new beachhead for malware and bad apps to target them for phishing attacks and other forms of online fraud.
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Mobile Phishing Social Media Phishing and Other Attacks
- 1. Augustine Fou- 1 - Dr. Augustine Fou http://linkd.in/augustinefou July 2013 Mobile Phishing
- 2. Augustine Fou- 2 - Mobile Attacks Rise As users shift massively to mobile devices, so do the attacks Source: IBM’s X-Force Trend and Risk Report
- 3. Augustine Fou- 3 - Mobile Phishing 3x Desktop Mobile users’ habits and the novelty of the medium means it is still far more vulnerable than the mature desktop platform Source: Mashable June 2011
- 4. Augustine Fou- 4 - Mobile Phishing Top Targeted Websites, 2012 Source: Trend Micro, Feb 2013
- 5. Augustine Fou- 5 - Example of Mobile Phishing Fake Paypal Mobile screen versus real one If users don’t know what the real one should look like, then they can be easily fooled into logging in with their real credentials on a phishing site like the one pictured.
- 6. Augustine Fou- 6 - Example of Mobile Phishing Fake Amazon login screen Mobile apps sometimes require user to click a link and then login. Adware and malware apps can intercept the link and present a fake login page which looks exactly like the real one. Users don’t have the typical visual clues to easily tell if it is the real one or not.
- 7. Augustine Fou- 7 - List of Attacks / Success Rate Leveraging common behaviors in mobile; attackers are successful Source: Felt and Wagner, Berkeley Research Paper
- 8. Augustine Fou- 8 - So What? On mobile devices, users don’t have the same visual cues they usually have in desktop browsers. Also, the novelty of the medium means users don’t yet have the awareness and vigilance to detect and mitigate new forms of attacks. Sometimes, even anti virus software is not enough. Users need to develop new habits which protect their information and identity. Augustine Fou- 8 -
- 9. Augustine Fou- 9 - Related Slideshares Mobile Apps -- Scary Permissions and Consequences By: Augustine Fou, May 2, 2013 Many Forms of Online Fraud By: Augustine Fou, April 20, 2013 Fake LinkedIn Profiles By: Augustine Fou, July 11, 2013 Facebook Advertising Benchmarks By: Augustine Fou, May 29, 2009 Augustine Fou- 9 -
- 10. Augustine Fou- 10 - Dr. Augustine Fou – Digital Consigliere “As more and more users spend time online and on their mobile devices, they are vulnerable to new forms of attacks. Specifically phishing and apps that request „all access‟on their devices.” FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM) MCKINSEY CONSULTANT CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23 ClickZ Articles: http://bit.ly/augustine-fou-clickz Slideshares: http://bit.ly/augustine-fou-slideshares LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/augustinefou