Get serious about antivirus for phones: The recent Landfall spyware is just a reminder to install shields on personal devices

A recent unanticipated Android spyware hack, with the potential to weaken a handful of Samsung Galaxy mobile phone models, has left people concerned for their data privacy. This particular LANDFALL spyware is equipped to access and steal photos, sensitive documents, text messages, phone numbers and all manner of private data from mobile devices. This particular kind of breach is called a ‘zero-day vulnerability’, which refers to a loophole or vulnerability that had not been foreseen by the makers.