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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master

NRT-0236 Mobile Malware Staying Put and Growing Rapidly:

Traces of SMS traveling Trojans, spyware, and viruses have signaled a rise in mobile phone malware which is presently growing rapidly in both numbers and sophistication, warns security vendor F-Secure. Speaking at a Sydney press conference, a senior security specialist at F-Secure Security Labs said there are right now 364 mobile viruses targeting mobile devices and the curve is growing fast. The first one was found back in June 2004 and there are already 360, plus the first spyware for mobile phones has already been detected. "It took over 15 years to format the first spyware for PCs, it took just one and a half years before we got it for mobiles," said the specialist. Current mobile phone spyware is uploading data to websites, exposing all voice calls and SMS messages sent and received, he said. According to the vice president of APAC at F-Secure, there is a clear merging between the fixed world and the mobile world which means Telco's and ISP's need to work together.

(iTnews 03JUL07)

Last Modified: Sunday, 22-Jul-2007 09:22:27 EDT