Phishing Fears

(NECN/NBC News: Chris Clackum) - Our love affair with mobile devices drew tremendously over the holiday season, but with it come some old headaches and potential danger.

Michelle Dennedy at McAfee Internet Security went so far as to say that kids have become the target of choice for hackers.

Adults are still falling prey as well, like at work, through what's called 'spearphishing,' where someone emails you posing as your boss.

"It'll say something like 'Urgent, I need you in my office now! Take a look at this spreadsheet' And as an employee who likes to continue to be employed, you're gonna want to click on that." 

And when you do, you give access to your company's IT unit.

NBC's Chris Clackum has more on the story.
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