First Mobile Phone Virus Found
It had to happen, but the first virus to target mobile phones has been successfully writen.
EPOC.Cabir targets Nokia Series 60 Devices.
The user has to actively accept the worm when it is sent by Bluetooth. Once running it scans for other Bluetooth devices and tries to send itself to them. Thankfully there is no payload, except for shortened battery life caused by the constant use of Bluetooth.
How long before a serious virus is written? Unfortunately I expect it will be sooner rather than later...
PERMALINK - First Mobile Phone Virus Found
Entered: 2004-06-15 15:33:21
