Malware sneaks in to smartphone software stores
(NEWSER) - The millions of apps available online have greatly expanded smartphones' capabilities—but at the price of security, cybercrime experts say. Google, Research in Motion, and Apple have all had to pull malicious or deceptive applications from their stores, but not before some had already been downloaded by scores of users, the Wall Street Journal reports. "It is becoming easier for the bad guys to use the app stores," says the CEO of a mobile phone security firm. More»
