The number of new malware detected jumped from less than 70,000 instances to near 90,000 over the past quarter. Attacks against Android mobile devices represent the largest new threat category in the quarter. The Android outbreak parallels historical attacks against PCs should be expected, McAfee says. A new attack method — drive-by downloads for Android smartphones where visiting a site infects the phone. A botnet is now trying to enroll Android phones as zombie machines that take orders from Twitter accounts that are controlled by attackers.”]
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