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Released: June 12, 2010
Tech goes mobile and so do the hackers
Source: Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post (Free Registration)
Mobile devices are slick, powerful and convenient, but the news this week that AT&T suffered a data breach on thousands of iPads highlighted another quality: They’re vulnerable.
As more personal information migrates to mobile devices, experts say hackers have increasing opportunities to track people, listen in on phone calls and intercept e-mails or documents.
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