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Malware outbreak on mobile devices mass

by VTV425 December 2016 Last updated at 17:14 PM

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VTV.vn - According to cyber security experts, the number of data-collecting malware on mobile phones has exploded. On average, over 7000 new malware programs are created every day.

In Vietnam, Ptracker spyware was used to infect dozens of thousands of smart phones to track personal information. Aside from this, 77% of malware spread through multimedia devices, 68% through computers, 23% through mobile phones and 49% through the internet. These programs are often embedded into an application or into a popular game. Meanwhile, users do not realise their information is being stolen. Malware and spyware can collect personal data such as personal messages, contacts, calls, passwords, bank accounts and other sensitive data.