Latest mobiles 'open to attack'

The latest generation of mobile phones is vulnerable to hackers, security experts have warned, reports the BBC.

"They say loopholes in the software could allow hackers to scroll through a phone's address book by remote control and even eavesdrop on conversations.

The warning was made by organisers of an international conference on computer security in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Delegates at the conference are to be shown a demonstration of security flaws found in the Java 2 Micro edition or J2ME software, jointly developed by Sun Microsystems, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola.

It is supplied with those companies' latest smartphones and PDA phones."

emily | 11:51 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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