Of the total number of gambling apps scanned, Proofpoint discovered that 0.22% contained malicious code while 3.7% of all Bible apps contained known malicious code. Yes, there are more malicious Bible apps than there are poker apps, even percentage-wise.
When it came to Bible apps, security researchers tested 5,600 apps (4,154 for Android 1,500 for iOS), and found that 208 contained malicious code, with another 140 apps classified as "high risk." Bible apps, the most dangerous of them all The biggest surprise, as the researchers explain it, is that malicious actors did not stay away from religious-themed applications. The same analysis was also applied to flashlight apps, and Proofpoint tested 5,600 (Android) apps, finding that 26 contained known malicious code, while another 36 were deemed as "high risk." Gambling apps aren't as dangerous as initially thoughtĪccording to researchers, they've tested 23,000 card game apps (15,013 for Android 7,991 for iOS) and found that 52 apps contained malicious code, another 379 were deemed "high risk," while another 3,200 had a behavior that Proofpoint deemed of "moderate" risk. While Proofpoint says that it expected to find gambling apps targeted by cyber-criminals, it was more surprising when it detected similar spyware-like behavior in harmless flashlight apps and even religious applications that did nothing more than serve Bible, Quran, or Torah verses. A new study carried out by Proofpoint shows that innocuous-looking apps may sometimes have adverse effects on your mobile device's security, like malware infections or hidden connections to remote servers that allow attackers to extract sensitive information from your phone.
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