Just when you think the PSN breach and Nintendo’s down website weren’t enough. It may be possible to see a growth of malware onto your smartphones in the near future. After all, our phones (especially the iDevices) are becoming portable computers in our hands. And what comes with all our portable devices? A lot of information. The type you don’t want stolen.

Just recently, Google removed 10 apps from the Android Market that were using Angry Birds to distribute malicious code. This spyware was discovered by Xuxian Jiang, an assistant professor in the department of computer science and NC State University. The spyware discovered is known as “Plankton“; it is used to collect phone data in the background.

Plankton was hidden inside apps Angry Birds Rio Unlocker v1.0, Angry Birds Multi User v1.00 and Angry Birds Cheater Trailer Helper V2.0. These apps are suppose to “help” you excel at Angry Birds, but what they really do is send information back to a server. This includes a myriad of things as collecting your bookmarks data, but also stealing account information.

Basically, it can bring about a whole lot of monetary trouble.

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