![]() And users can easily sideload apps from anywhere on the internet. The platform is open to multiple app stores. ![]() "For better or worse, Android takes a more open approach. "Most mobile malware is still downloaded from app stores but over the past year or so, we’ve seen an increase in campaigns that use SMS/mobile messaging as their delivery mechanism," Proofpoint explained in its blog post. ![]() Perhaps the most concerning are the latest FluBot and TeaBot bugs which are both capable of stealing user names and passwords which can then be used to access bank accounts. The expert team at Proofpoint recently published an in-depth report about the latest attacks and it makes for some terrifying reading if you have an Android smartphone shoved in your pocket. Attacks on Android have been growing again in recent months with security experts warning attacks have jumped by up to 500 percent in recent months.
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