Gardaí warn of surge in cyber criminals targeting mobile phones

Gardaí expect to see a significant increase in cyber criminals targeting people’s mobile phones in the coming years.

Specialist officers warn that Irish people are particularly exposed given our use of mobile phones to access the internet is almost a third higher than the European average.

The Garda Cyber Crime Bureau is urging people to protect financial and personal information on their smartphones from so-called mobile malware — malicious software used to target mobile devices like phones and tablets.