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Not So Smart Phones 0

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains a report on the growing attractiveness of smartphones to the makers of malware:

All at once, smartphones have become wallets, email lockboxes, photo albums and Rolodexes. And because owners are directly billed for services bought with smartphones, they open up new angles for financial attacks. The worst programs cause a phone to rack up unwanted service charges, record calls, intercept text messages and even dump emails, photos and other private content directly onto criminals’ servers.

The article continues includes descriptions of various forms of malware. If you have or are considering a smartphone, take a look.

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