Bangladesh has highest mobile malware infections: Study

Bangladesh is on top of the countries having the risk of mobile malware infections with 35.91 percent of users being affected, according to a study.

The study conducted by US-based Comparitech on 60 countries, however, ranked Bangladesh 6th in overall cybersecurity rankings (from the worst to the best) with a total score of 47.21.

According to the study, 35.91 percent mobiles and 19.7 percent computers are infected with malware in Bangladesh. Japan is the most cyber-secure country in the world with overall score of 8.81 and lowest percentage of mobile malware infections at 1.34 while Algeria worst cyber-secure country with overall score of 55.75 and highest percentage of computer malware infections at 32.41.

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Bangladesh has highest mobile malware infections: Study

Bangladesh is on top of the countries having the risk of mobile malware infections with 35.91 percent of users being affected, according to a study. The study conducted by US-based Comparitech on 60 countries, however, ranked Bangladesh 6th in overall cybersecurity rankings (from the worst to the best) with a total score of 47.21. According to the study, 35.91 percent mobiles and 19.7 percent computers are infected with malware in Bangladesh. Japan is the most cyber-secure country in the world with overall score of 8.81 and lowest percentage of mobile malware infections at 1.34 while Algeria worst cyber-secure country with overall score of 55.75 and highest percentage of computer malware infections at 32.41. See Page 15 Col 5