Almost everybody has got one – it is smarter and faster than your old PC and you carry it around in your pocket. Sounds like a truly personal gadget, yet other people can use it without your consent. Sad but true. Mobile devices are growing in numbers and so are the security threats around them. One of these – unsolicited participation in what is becoming the new tool of hackers worldwide – creation of massive mobile Botnets. What is the big deal, how much damage can a mobile cause? On its own not much, but pooled with hundreds of thousands of others… we leave the math to you.
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