With mobile devices gaining more and more users, malware authors saw the potential of tapping into the information they store and developed mobile threats as a means to obtain access to sensitive information that can be monetized one way or another.
This is a different path than in the case of desktop malware, which was initially developed by hobbyists and pranksters and has evolved into a serious business in the last ten years or so.
The amount of mobile malware also grew at a faster rate t…
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