Spanish police arrest creator of mobile phone virus

Spanish police said on Saturday they have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of creating and spreading a virus that affected more than 115,000 high-end mobile phones. [via Phys.org]

"The virus struck Bluetooth-enabled phones that run on the Symbian operating system and it was disguised as messages claiming to contain erotic images, sports information or virus protection software.

It caused millions of euros (dollars) in damage to both the owners of the mobile phones as well as to mobile services providors, the police statement said."

emily | 8:23 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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