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.