Smartphone malware attacks increasing
Posted:
Monday, November 7th, 2011 at
4:08 pm
by Simon MacDonald
by Simon MacDonald
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The incidence of malware attacks on smartphones is increasing dramatically. One of the commonest scenarios is that users are duped in downloading a fake app – often a social media app – this then runs in the background generating texts – maybe one a minute – to premium text numbers which can cost up to £6 a message.
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