Beware of scareware on smartphones; here is how to avoid trouble

The latest threat to Android smartphones that has emerged is that some links that are being sent to people and those who click on them, suffer damage. — Photo by Rami Al-zayat on Unsplash

The number of smartphone users has exploded. However, along with this, another thing that is exploding is cybercrime. Criminals have gone online in increasing numbers to try and swindle money out of people, steal data, even serve them ads that generate cash for them or simply mess with their smartphones.

With Android smartphones being the largest component of the phone-packing public, the threat perception here is the highest. The latest such threat that has emerged is that some links that are being sent to people and those who click on them, suffer damage. This is a warning to all those people who have Google Android mobile phones on what not to do.