How to Use a VPN to Protect Your Mobile Phone

22 Nov 2017 · 1 min

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Robert Siciliano explains how criminals exploit mobile phone vulnerabilities to hack accounts and steal data. A CBS 13 news segment from 2017 on using VPNs to protect your phone from these threats.

New tonight, if you're the owner of a cell phone, well, this is something you may want to take note of. Millions of people are falling victim to cell phone hacking, resulting in account fraud takeover. CBS 13's Sam Reed explains.
Cell phones. They go where we go. The mobile devices connect us to the cyber world, but in the real world, hackers have found a way into your phone. It's something cyber experts are calling account fraud takeover.
It's over the past 5 to 7 years that criminals have actually become that much more sophisticated. They've found out about these vulnerabilities and they're taking full advantage of them.
Robert Siciliano is a cybersecurity expert with Hotspot Shield, a company that provides security for your mobile and technological devices.
The speed of technology is outpacing security. Whether you're 8 or 80, you are just as vulnerable.