Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. For many of us, our phone is an essential part of daily life, used for everything from social interaction to banking or working.

Just last month, security researchers at SonicWall Capture Labs discovered malicious apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter). These fake apps can inadvertently be ...

Even with Apple’s locked-down design, iPhones in 2026 are not magically immune to malicious apps, scam pop-ups, or configuration tricks that hijack your browser. When those problems hit, you do not ...