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How to protect your cellphone from hackers

Molly Wood Jul 23, 2013
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How to protect your cellphone from hackers

Molly Wood Jul 23, 2013
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Nearly half a billion mobile phone SIM cards might be vunerable to hacking. The vulnerability was revealed by a security researcher in Germany.

Chester Wisniewski of the cybersecurity firm Sophos joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss.

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