Mobile threats continue to grow, including
the new mobile malware variants (54 percent increase).
Not exact matches
In fact, you actually are more likely to get struck by lightening than have your
mobile device infected with
mobile malware, according to a
new report from the security firm Damballa, published Wednesday.
Malware aimed at Android
mobile devices jumped a whopping 76 percent in just three months, found a
new report.
As well as making it easier for the authorities to track individual's internet and
mobile phone usage, the
new law confers sweeping
new surveillance powers on numerous government departments, allowing agencies including police and security services, the tax office, health authorities, benefits agencies and many others, to use
malware and other equipment interference techniques to covertly monitor private conversations and access stored data.
Researchers from Kaspersky Labs recently identified a
new malware strain called Loapi which is capable of damaging the hardware of
mobile phones.
A
new malware, called «ExpensiveWall», has affected around 21.1 million Android devices, as identified by Check Point's
mobile threat research team.
Google recently published its «Android Security 2017 Year In Review» report where the company talks about how Android security has matured in the last few years and how it fights to find
new ways to protect Android users from
malware and all the other nasty stuff you obviously don't want to have on your
mobile phone or tablet.