Telecom operators twice shy as viruses go mobile

Reuters describes how wireless operators are preparing for the worst.

"It is December 2007 and you have just switched on your new mobile phone to find it has been sending thousands of unwanted photos to all your friends and colleagues, putting you in line for a 5,000 euro bill.

Sounds unlikely? Mobile phone providers want to keep it that way.

They are starting to fit security software to subscribers' cellphones, even though the threat from viruses and other rogue programs is still distant, hoping the mobile market will fend off the scourge of the Internet world."

emily | 3:52 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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