Why your vital mobile data is at increased risk

Faceless thief or hacker stealing login password, money, email, privat messages and credit cards using virus. Flat criminal illustration of hacker coding bug to hack data. Photo:Courtesy

Should you feel the urge to download and install a less-known mobile application from Google Playstore, just be cautious.

It might just be one of the many conduits cyber-criminals are using to steal vital information from your phone, including PINs and bank account passwords.