Growing Amount of Mobile Malware Targeting Android Devices - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- If you use an Android device, you need to know there is a growing threat in mobile malware.

Cyber thieves are targeting mobile devices at an astounding rate, according to analysts at McAfee.

The number of mobile malware samples discovered last year was 44 times the number found in 2011.

And nearly all of the malware is aimed at Android-based devices.

McAfee also reports an advanced and persistent threat targeting financial services firms and their customers.