The commuter mobile phone scam targeting your bank details

Joseph Jarnecki told the Mail they allowed criminals to target people without having to know their number and can also bypass operators' network monitoring...He described the method as proof of the increasingly sophisticated nature of mobile phone scams, which he says 'pose a rising threat to national security'. In his report, published today, RUSI's Joseph Jarnecki linked a rise in mobile phone-related fraud to organised cybercriminal networks. He said other crimes, such as romance scams, have become 'lucrative and widespread'. Mr Jarnecki also warned of malicious mobile phone apps that can 'harvest user data and credentials, display unwanted advertisements, conduct click fraud and spoof mobile banking sessions'.