Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The number of people falling victim to identity theft in the UK has risen by 57% during 2015, according to new figures released by fraud prevention service Cifas. Based on data gathered from 261 companies in the UK, Cifas has found…
New Android malware surges by 37 percent
Malware designed to target devices running Google’s Android operating system have surged by 37 percent, says McAfee. According to the security firm’s Threat Report for Q3 of 2011, 60 percent of new samples of malware found last quarter were aimed at Android devices but this quarter saw this rise to…
Smartphone malware surges by 800% i four months
Malware aimed at smartphones has surged by 800 percent in the past four months, says Get Safe Online. According to research that was conducted by the national online security initiative, and has been released as part of Get Safe Online week, which takes place this week (November 7 to 11)…
