First Phone Botnet on Android Phones?

There are early signs of criminals making software to infect Mobile phones on a large scale

Mobile AV vendors have spotted small numbers of infections so far but this problem is likely to grow – it’s a big prize!

Android phones are more vulnerable than some because the Play/Market store doesn’t check applications uploaded before they can be downloaded.

For Android I recommend mobile anti-virus software called Lookout: https://www.lookout.com/

Read more: http://www.scmagazine.com/android-botnet-detected-on-all-major-mobile-networks/article/273339/?DCMP=EMC-SCUS_Newswire

 

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