thus posing a serious privacy threat vector (PAMPAS, 2011; ENISA, 2011;
GSMA, 2011). These data are augmented with
smartphone sensor data (i.e. GPS) and data created
by daily use (personal or business) making the
device a great source of data related with the
smartphone owner. This data source is invaluable to
attackers trying to harvest them to increase their
revenues (e.g., with blackmail, phishing,
surveillance attacks). Hence, attackers try to infect
smartphones with malware applications, harvesting
smartphone data without the user’s knowledge and
consent. It should be noted that the everyday use of
smartphones by non-technical and non-security
savvy people increases the likelihood of using
smartphones as a security and privacy attack vector.