To clarify this, these attacks do not focus on mobile operating systems such as iOS or Android, but applications from the side attack as Adobe Coldfusion, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Exchang Server. The attacks also follow the network devices that Fortinet Fortios operate. However, if you have your phone or tablet connected to a network at risk or you are visiting a harmful web hosted by an at risk server, the attackers can access your sensitive data and wipe your financial accounts.

The symbols of weaknesses and common exposure (CVE) do not directly associated with these attacks do not affect the operating systems that operate on mobile devices. However, they can create weaknesses indirectly affect mobile devices. But do not take this attack very lightly because it aims at multiple industries in more than 70 countries. The attackers are believed to manage this process outside China using names along with ghosts such as Cring, Crypt3r, Phantom, Strike, Hello, Wickrme, HSHARADA and Rapture.

CVE codes associated with these attacks include:

You can see through Cve numbers that some of these defects go back to 2009 and 2010. This means that old weaknesses have gone without being corrected for up to 16 years. Ransomware is used to lock important files on the user or server. Then the attacker demands ransom to cancel the files. Although it is not seen as in mobile devices, Ransomware still represents a threat to phones and tablets, and these attacks are often done on more Android mobile devices than iOS.

There are things you can do to help protect your phone or tablet. First in the list is to ensure that you always run the latest version of your device's operating system. We should not tell you that this is the best way to make sure that your device has the latest safety corrections available to it. In the same manner, make sure that all your applications are updated. By failing to update your applications, you can expose your mobile devices to weaknesses.

While using your device's mobile browser, stay away from suspicious websites and avoid clicking on the links. Also, although Ghost does not use hunting attacks, do not lower your guard when it comes to these email messages, texts and social correspondence functions. Be skeptical of any attempt to make you reveal passwords and account numbers. A virtual private network (VPN) may also be used to encrypt your data. Finally, you never connect your mobile phone or tablet to a general Wi-Fi connection.