In a statement, Kaspersky said mobile malware attacks, which attempt to steal personal data, fell to 22,248 in the January-June period from the 36,619 detected in the same period last year.
In the region, Kaspersky said it detected 382,578 mobile malware attacks in the period, 13.6% higher than the threats it blocked a year ago. The mobile attacks detected and blocked cover the general Kaspersky users from the region, it noted. The Philippines, for instance, has been under coronavirus lockdown for more than a year now, limiting movement and forcing many companies in different sectors to embrace remote working.
According to Kaspersky, some employees use their personal devices to work from home, while other companies equipped their employees with work gadgets.