Mobile virus epidemics: don't panic

Why should one care about mobile phone viruses? There is clearly a profit motive, and that's all that is needed to kickstart another dubious industry, reports The Register.

"From a virus that will dial 1-900 numbers all day long, to the one that automatically buys a hundred ringtones that get added to your phone bill, there is money to be made by the next wave of miscreants.

However, the reality is that the real threat from viruses just doesn't exist today. [...] The best reason why mobile viruses won't become an issue for some time is the wide array of different phone models, network technologies and embedded operating systems."

emily | 1:50 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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