Dr. Kevin Hamlen Speaks With CBS DFW About Spotting Fake Shopping Apps

(CBSDFW.COM) – Trying to avoid the rush at malls by shopping on apps?

Be aware that there are hundreds of fake apps floating around in app stores ahead of the holiday.

More and more apps are getting past app reviewers at both Google and Apple stores says Dr. Kevin Hamlen, associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas in Dallas.

“You enter a credit card number in the app to buy something, your credit card number gets stolen,” Hamlen told CBS 11.

Continue reading CBS DFW’s article and to view the video featuring Dr. Kevin Hamlen.

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