More than $1 million stolen from Android users in 2011

[JPMorgan_]

What do you think? is this for real?


More than $1 million stolen from Android users in 2011, mobile threats to increase in 2012

More than $1 million stolen from Android users in 2011, mobile threats to increase in 2012

[mjs416]

Surprised the boy genius doesnt think its RIM's fault for this happening. Everything else is.

[guerllamo7]

I would add that although BlackBerry users have the most secure smartphones IMO, they are not immune to this.
To avoid kind of problem do the following:
1. Get a BlackBerry smartphone.
2. Use a PW (eight characters with UC,LC and numbers is best)
3. Use a PW to download anything (that way someone can't download something to your device if they borrow it)
4. Don't go to website that you don't absolutely trust and download anything.

That should take care of it.

[Venichie]

If fear and selfawareness increases in the following years. Do you think Blackberry will be relevant in the US again?

[papped]

$1 million for the entire android userbase for the year isn't that much tbh. Also it doesn't exactly have that much to do with the platform. You could make malicious apps for BB if you really wanted to (the thing is, most wouldn't bother) and theft through stuff like phishing, untrusted websites and scam transactions happen everywhere.

[avt123]

Originally Posted by mjs416

Surprised the boy genius doesnt think its RIM's fault for this happening. Everything else is.

Correction, everything that has happened to RIM is RIMs fault.

When did BGR blame RIM for other platforms troubles?

[Rickroller]

Hmmm..once again..an Anti-virus company is coming up with "statistics" to further hype up it's product. It's like having a Jehovah knock on your door and tell you the world is gonna end, so you'd better sign up now for eternal life

[avt123]

Originally Posted by Rickroller

Hmmm..once again..an Anti-virus company is coming up with "statistics" to further hype up it's product. It's like having a Jehovah knock on your door and tell you the world is gonna end, so you'd better sign up now for eternal life

Lol, Jehovahs...

[Xopher]

Most of the malicious software is from outside sources. Apps that have been hijacked and recompiled with malware, then offered for free outside of the Marketplace. So, people wanting to get around paying for non-free apps are the most vulnerable. If you get the app from the Marketplace, or Amazon's AppStore, there is very little chance of any of this happening. Lookout has always been hyping up their software by pushing these stories out. I'm not saying Lookout isn't good - just that people shouldn't think the sky is falling just because someone sensationalizes things.

On BlackBerry, there have been apps and companies that have accessed info and used it outside of scope. One company has accessed the address book entries and emailed ads to contact list entries. Nothing malicious, but still not right. Kik is another company that lost its signing keys, partially from accessing the contact list to match other Kik users. They weren't collecting contact info, but the level of access they were using (without a way to opt out) is available to any developer.

On the plus side for BlackBerry, developers use signing keys to access certain information. If a developer wants access to personal information, they have to sign the app and request permission. If they wrote anything malicious, it can be traced back to them. Android apps have to be signed as well, but the developer generates the keys instead of being assigned to them.

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[teknishun]

Originally Posted by papped

$1 million for the entire android userbase for the year isn't that much tbh. Also it doesn't exactly have that much to do with the platform. You could make malicious apps for BB if you really wanted to (the thing is, most wouldn't bother) and theft through stuff like phishing, untrusted websites and scam transactions happen everywhere.

True, considering that they are activating 700,000+ android devices per day.