A recent Javelin survey found that less than a third of mobile devices in the U.S. had security software. Mobile devices are a platform ripe for hackers to compromise, the research firm says. Launching DDoS attacks from mobile devices would require less technical skills than those used last year to disrupt the websites of several major financial institutions. Android is particularly vulnerable because of the many online stores distributing apps for the platform, the report says. An Anonymous group in Latin America promoted the porting technique, which required no programming skills.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2132699/mobile-devices-set-to-become-next-ddos-attack-tool.html