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> my mom just got completely owned Any evidence this was caused by "sideloading"?

• voxl 1y ago
  It's a great comedy that someone comes along with a "think of my grandma!" appeal to emotion while neglecting that there is no way mom side loaded a virus and it's way more likely they opened Google chrome or some email and clicked one too many links.
• runjake 1y ago
  They mentioned the likely cause in the next sentence: > The most likely vector was that her phone was out of date and not receiving security patches anymore. I believe these individuals are suggesting that locked-down ecosystems can be beneficial in certain situations. They help prevent regular users from compromising their device security... assuming they keep them updated...