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App Servers and Base Transceiver Stations Next Targets for Mobile Hackers

19
Aug
2014

Hosting malicious applications in third-party Android market places is already leveraged by cybercriminals, but an evolutionary step could mean targeting app servers and base transceiver stations (BTS), a security researcher says.A base transceiver station is designed to carry out communication between the user device and the mobile operator’s network. Third-party app hosting locations are riddled with malicious software targeting Android users because they are not properly curated. This is a…

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