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Can a Mobile Botnet turn your cell into a “Zombie” phone?

By Signal SafeGuardPosted on November 19, 2013June 15, 2018Posted in Botnet, cell phones, Cyber-attacks, data confidentiality, data interception, fraudulent crimes, Hacker, Hacking, malicious software, Mobile Devices, PEDs, RF Shielding, secure measures, secure meetings, Texting, vulnerable company information, vulnerable personal informationTagged Botnet, cell phones, hackers, hacking portable electronic devices, malicious software, Security Guidelines, stolen identity, Texting, vulnerability, vulnerable personal information

A Mobile botnet is described as a type of botnet that targets mobile devices, attempting to gain complete control of the device and its contents as well as providing control to the botnet originator. Based on research done by several top computer software security companies, mobile phone botnets are on the rise.