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Kenya smartphone attacks quadruple as hackers target Android gadgets
Unsuspecting users grant the applications the permissions, which often include to access contact lists, messages, files, and to operate in the background.
Cyberattacks targeting mobile applications more than quadrupled to 117,661 in the three months to September 2024 compared to a similar period last year, risking the security of users of such devices.
Latest statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reveals that mobile application threats detected during the three months to September rose by 333 percent from 27,147 in the same quarter last year.
