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Hoax smartphone apps: a security headache in 2011
Topic Started: Jan 14 2011, 11:59 AM (184 Views)
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Hoax smartphone apps: a security headache in 2011
One of four scams plaguing web users this year
Carrie-Ann Skinner

Hoax smartphone apps that masquerade as a game or app but actually steal personal information from the handset such as passwords and logins will be one of four internet scams causing problems for Brits in 2011, says Knowthenet.org.uk.

The online advice site also believes Facebook users and other social networkers will be the priority target of hackers looking to steal personal details. Research by BitDefender recently revealed that around two in five wall posts on Facebook contain links to malicious software.
"Internet scams continue to evolve as fraudsters subtly change the way they try to dupe us. Despite extra privacy settings, or more sophisticated antivirus software, at the end of the day we still need to be that extra little bit careful in how we interact online," said Knowthenet security expert Peter Wood.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3256381&

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