Security Manifest

Benjamin Johnstone-Anderson, Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

Cell Phone Virus in U.S.

From Newsday:

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. -- A California store recently offered a free -- although unwanted -- giveaway: The first known American occurrence of a slowly spreading cell-phone virus.

The Cabir virus was spotted on a cell phone in a Santa Monica, [California] store, according to F-Secure, a Finnish security company.

The virus could wirelessly infect nearby phones. Susceptible devices are certain smartphones, a combination of a handheld computer and cell phone. The phones must have Bluetooth, wireless data transfer.

Posted: Feb 23 2005, 03:20 PM by trafton | with 9 comment(s)
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