Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Viruses Threatening Cell Phones
I just found this article on the Globe and Mail site about a new virus which can attack cellphones. Interesting reading for all mobile phone users especially if you use MMS.
New virus threatens cellphones
By CATHERINE MCLEAN
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 Updated at 9:24 PM EST
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
A new virus capable of attacking cellphones has emerged, data security firms said Tuesday, and they warned that such threats could become more prevalent as their creators target the growing number of high-end wireless devices.
F-Secure Corp., a Finnish software security firm, said the Commwarrior virus is the first one capable of spreading via multimedia messaging services, which contain photos, sound or video clips.
As of Tuesday, there had been no reports of actual attacks by the new virus, said U.S. software security company Symantec Corp.
Ero Carrera, an anti-virus researcher at F-Secure, said the potential for the Commwarrior virus to spread is big. In the past, viruses attacking cellphones have spread only through Bluetooth wireless connections, but the new threat is greater because it can also spread through messages.
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I guess it was just a matter of time before the hackers started attacking cell phones and wireless communications. The sad part is, these folks are usually extremely bright. If only they learned to channel there smarts and intelligence to more worth-while endeavors, they would be far happier, and wealthier. I imagine the ant-virus software companies will be happy though, cellular phone market equals lots of users equals big profits for them.
