Mobile phones vulnerable to viruses in stadiums

According to German Internet magazine Deutsche Welle, via the Financial Mirror, experts are warning of a drastic spike in the number of mobile phone virus attacks in soccer stadiums in the course of the World Cup.

The sheer concentration of mobile phones in stadiums and at public viewing places could lead to a massive spread in phone viruses. Mobile phone users with Bluetooth functions are particularly susceptible.

Fans are advised to deactivate their Bluetooth wireless functions in the stadium.

... A mobile phone virus successfully spread at the Athletics World Championships in Helsinki last year due to the concentration of phones."

emily | 5:07 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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