'Consumers and businesses need to pay close attention to what
apps they download on their mobile devices, even if those devices are
not jailbroken or rooted. Malicious and highly risky apps can come from
companies, individuals and criminals from all over the world'
'After analyzing more than one million apps available on the North American versions of the Apple App Store or Google Play, that do not require a jailbroken or rooted device, Marble Labs has determined that more than 40 percent of the dangerous apps on these stores are developed by publishers based in the United States'.
But there are reasons for this..... Read the February Report
--Likelihood that an app from the countries listed below is malicious or highly risky--
(by percentage)
China----- 8.8 % <---almost one outta every 10 apps tested malicious.
Taiwan---- 7.0 %
Singapore- 4.0 %
India----- 2.0 %
Korea----- 2.0 %
Denmark--- 1.9 %
Russian Federation- 1.4 %
France---- 1.3 %
USA------- 1.2 %
Australia-- 1.1%
apps they download on their mobile devices, even if those devices are
not jailbroken or rooted. Malicious and highly risky apps can come from
companies, individuals and criminals from all over the world'
'After analyzing more than one million apps available on the North American versions of the Apple App Store or Google Play, that do not require a jailbroken or rooted device, Marble Labs has determined that more than 40 percent of the dangerous apps on these stores are developed by publishers based in the United States'.
But there are reasons for this..... Read the February Report
--Likelihood that an app from the countries listed below is malicious or highly risky--
(by percentage)
China----- 8.8 % <---almost one outta every 10 apps tested malicious.
Taiwan---- 7.0 %
Singapore- 4.0 %
India----- 2.0 %
Korea----- 2.0 %
Denmark--- 1.9 %
Russian Federation- 1.4 %
France---- 1.3 %
USA------- 1.2 %
Australia-- 1.1%
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http://www.marblesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MS_App-Threat-Report_Feb-2015.pdf