News tagged with mobile viruses
Virus sends costly messages from Android phones
Mobile security firm Lookout on Tuesday warned that a booby-trapped Movie Player application is infecting Android phones in Russia with a virus that sends costly text messages.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Smartphones under growing threat from hackers
Smartphones are under a growing menace from cyber-criminals seeking to hack into web-connected handsets, but the mobile industry has contained the threat so far, security experts said.
Feb 17, 2010 |
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New study describes risk of mobile phone virus attacks
Traditional cell phones have been immune to viruses because they lack standardized operating systems. However, as smart phones rapidly increase in market share, viruses pose a serious threat to mobile communications.
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a computer, chances are you have experienced the aftermath of a nasty virus at some point. In contrast, there have been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection, despite ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 21, 2009 |
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Once smartphones become truly common, so will the viruses that attack them
(PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern researchers say that it’s only a matter of time before computer viruses attack smartphones, like the Blackberry and iPhone, on a massive scale. But their study may also hold the ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 14, 2009 |
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