A new era of computing is on the rise and viruses, spies and malware developers are tagging along for the ride. The new playground for hackers is the cloud, the term for computer applications and services hosted on the Internet. Some of the devices making the cloud more popular these days are BlackBerries and other smartphones. Ahead of the November U.S. elections, cybercriminals are stepping up their offensive in both attacks against security infrastructure and disinformation campaigns but this time, social media giants, government and citizens are more prepared.
Source: https://threatpost.com/hackers-plan-clobber-cloud-spy-blackberries-100609/72308/