This report examines the evolving threat landscape targeting mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT), and Operational Technology (OT) environments, based on telemetry from the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. It highlights a 67% year-over-year increase in Android malware transactions, widespread abuse of malicious mobile applications, and continued dominance of Mirai, Mozi, and Gafgyt botnets in IoT attacks. Routers remained the most targeted devices, while manufacturing and transportation experienced the highest levels of IoT attacks. The report also analyzes geographic and industry-specific trends, discusses nation-state threats such as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, and recommends Zero Trust architecture, network segmentation, AI-driven threat detection, and enhanced mobile and IoT securit

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