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Beware: Mobile phones are latest target of cyber criminals

Browsing the Internet on a mobile phone. Kenya’s status as a global mobile money leader has left the country’s mobile money users prone to cyber attacks. PHOTO | FILE

Smartphones and other portable computing gadgets have changed the online connectivity landscape, making them major influences in shopping, banking and payment of bills.

The fact that mobile phones are now being used to make online and remote transactions makes them the greatest risk to previously-secure personal data.

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