Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Beware New Cyber Crimes for 2011 Target Mobile apps Smartphones Apple Foursquare Gowalla


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NBC -- As 2010 wraps up, a new crop of cyber scams is just starting to roll out. Forget email scams, they're so yesterday. 2011 is bringing a whole new brew of cybercrimes, targeting your pocketbook through your pocket gadgets.
McAfee's Joris Evers says "there will be more attacks on mobile devices, mobile applications."
Mcafee's Joris Evers says the company predicts scams and spam spiking in three areas: mobile apps on smartphones, Apple products, and location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla that use GPS to track your movements.

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