Attacks on Mobile Phones Rising
TechNewsWorld published an article today called Trojan Attacks on Mobile Phones Rising.
I'm not surprised - many cellphones have more processing power than my first PC, and are attractive targets for viruses, worms and Trojans.
The security firm SimWorks reported finding 52 new pieces of malware for the Symbian operating system in one day alone. Symbian is the biggest target to date as over 10 million phones run Symbian - anti virus software IS available!
I stand by my predictions in my recent post Cellphones, viruses, and contingency plans as well as my suggestions to reduce the impact should your phone be hacked.
Many of us found it somewhat amusing when Paris Hilton's phone was hacked and its contents posted on the web, but it's starting to hit closer to home every day now!
I'm sure Christina Aguilera, Anna Kournikova, Eminem and others who had contact information stored in her phone and subsequently publicized on the Internet were NOT amused. They all reportedly received endless prank phonecalls and have had to change their phone numbers.
I'm not surprised - many cellphones have more processing power than my first PC, and are attractive targets for viruses, worms and Trojans.
The security firm SimWorks reported finding 52 new pieces of malware for the Symbian operating system in one day alone. Symbian is the biggest target to date as over 10 million phones run Symbian - anti virus software IS available!
I stand by my predictions in my recent post Cellphones, viruses, and contingency plans as well as my suggestions to reduce the impact should your phone be hacked.
Many of us found it somewhat amusing when Paris Hilton's phone was hacked and its contents posted on the web, but it's starting to hit closer to home every day now!
I'm sure Christina Aguilera, Anna Kournikova, Eminem and others who had contact information stored in her phone and subsequently publicized on the Internet were NOT amused. They all reportedly received endless prank phonecalls and have had to change their phone numbers.
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 2:32 PM
Comments on "Attacks on Mobile Phones Rising"
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Large John said ... (Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:15:00 AM) :
post a commentIf my cell got hacked all they'd get are my 70 year old mom's number(MOM) and the one one for my bitch ex-wife(IHOPEYOUDIE). Oh and a number for this place in Somersworth NH where you can get really, really greasy pizza.