Toll fraud: Lurking thieves steal money through your texts

September 6, 2012 4:34 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Toll fraud -- no, it's not driving through the E-Z pass lane when you pay cash. It's a growing threat to your smartphone, one of the biggest of the year, according to a recent study by security company Lookout Mobile.

Google removes 22 Android apps due to RuFraud mobile attack

December 12, 2011 2:04 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Google has removed 22 applications from its Android marketplace in the past week due to RuFraud, a new mobile threat aimed at European users that charges users for text messages.

Lookout Mobile, a security firm focused on smartphones, alerted Google …