Malware Is on the Move, Reports McAfee
Cybercriminals are following innocent consumers away from email and toward more popular, smartphone-style platforms, McAfee reported Tuesday. "New mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009," noted McAfee spokesperson Joris Evers. In 2010, Symbian and Android platforms, in particular, were splattered by Trojans and bots.
Mobile Malware Is on the Rise, but Is It a Real Threat?
A McAfee Threat Report says mobile malware shot up 43% in 2010. But are viruses becoming more sophisticated or just more common?
Smartphone malware on the up
46% more strains were detected in 2010 Malware aimed at smartphones rose by 46 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year, says McAfee.
Mobile Malware Is on the Rise, but Is It a Real Threat? (PC Magazine)
Smartphones and tablets may be the hottest tickets in electronics today, but with that marquee status comes a dark side. Mobile viruses on the rise, and 2010 saw a huge increase in malware on mobile devices, up 46 percent from 2009, says a new threat report from security software maker McAfee. The increase in mobile malware isn't unexpected, as smartphones have become more popular in the last ...
Symbian OS most threatened mobile platform, McAfee says
Threats to smartphones and tablet devices were increasingly common in 2010, according to research by Internet security company McAfee Inc. The firm released its Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2010 this week—a report that suggests mobile devices are as vulnerable to cyber crime as any other technology.
