mobile-APT-threat-report.pdf

This CrowdStrike 2019 Mobile Threat Landscape report surveys prevalent mobile malware and attack techniques—remote access tools (RATs), banking Trojans, ransomware, cryptominers, and ad-fraud—describes distribution methods (malicious app stores, phishing/SMiShing, compromised sites/SDKs, MDM abuse, and limited remote exploits such as CVE-2019-3568), outlines actor motivations and targeted APT/criminal groups, highlights regional and platform-specific risks (Android predominance, mobile banking prevalence), and offers pragmatic recommendations for mitigation and detection.