Monday, June 7, 2010

Beware the Attack of the Killer Apps

Security researchers and government officials are growing increasingly concerned about the security of smartphone applications. Those concerns have been prompted by the discovery of a number of potentially dangerous apps in the app stores run by smartphone makers...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Division, meanwhile, is investigating a number of malicious programs that have appeared in app stores, including apps designed to compromise mobile banking services and programs designed to be used by foreign countries to conduct espionage. (more)