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Every malicious attack method used to attack PCs is now being rewritten to hack mobile devices. How are the hackers getting to your mobile phone?
Here are five common ways hackers are accessing your mobile data:
Malware
Once used primarily to gain access to a PC without the owner’s consent, malware is making its way onto mobile devices. As on a PC, you can be duped into downloading the malware to your mobile device as it’s often disguised as the newest game or productivity app and even offered by people impersonating technical support agents.
Synchronization
From most PC’s points of view, mobile devices are viewed as just another storage device, like a flash drive. So when you synchronize your phone with your PC, some types of malware can jump to (or potentially from) your mobile device.
Buffer Overflows
When a program tries to store more data in a buffer (temporary storage area) than it was intended to hold, it overwrites adjacent memory. This is caused by a programming error, but a side effect of the error can lead to a common type of security attack. These buffer overflows affect data integrity and/or can lead to privilege escalation or remote code execution attacks on PCs. We’re beginning to see buffer overflows on mobile devices, too.
Denial of Service Attacks
These types of attacks, aimed at making computer resources unavailable to their intended users, once focused solely on PCs. They’re now occurring in the mobility space.
Phishing
Morphed for mobility, Phishing now includes
Morphed for mobility, Phishing now includes SMiShing and it can be carried out via text message.Share this quote
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