By Mike Snider
Be careful as you search for ways to get information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: You could inadvertently install malware or spyware on your phone. Hackers thrive on chaos and see the current outbreak as a way to infiltrate people's devices and steal valuable information. A sign of the times: the U.S Health and Human Services Department, which is busy confronting the spread of the coronavirus, was hit with a cyberattack over the weekend. No vital information was accessed, officials said.
By Mitesh Patel
Think of Uber, Instagram, and even Pokemon Go. All these mobile apps have brought radical changes in transportation, social networking, and gaming sectors respectively. What is the driving force of these apps? It’s location-based services or LBS. As the name suggests, location-based services are associated with the capability to find out the location of the mobile users and provide services based on this location.
