More Mobile Devices...More Problems
November 2006
Mobile devices provide more opportunities for mischief and theft.
Smartphones and similar devices increasingly are being used by business professionals to store information, tap into customer accounts, and exchange data with the office. The expanded use of mobile devices has caught the interest of criminals and malicious hackers, and several proof_of_concept mobile viruses have emerged in recent months. The growth of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 in the device market also creates new security concerns. Windows Mobile 5.0, released to manufacturers in May, offers more and easier ways to exchange information with back_end servers than previous versions, and it's the first Windows operating system to appear on popular Palm devices. Trojan.Wesber, a proof_of_concept virus for Windows Mobile discovered in September, sends messages from a mobile device via the Short Message Service wireless protocol without the device user's consent, similar to the Redbrowser Trojan reported earlier this year. MSIL.Cxover.A, discovered in March, searches for a device connected to a wireless network, then attempts to establish an ActiveSync connection to the device. If successful, the worm copies itself as a file and disconnects the ActiveSync connection. While there haven't been any public reports of data breaches or other incidents resulting from these viruses, they demonstrate hacker interest in mobile devices.
Source:http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?artic leID=193700286
Mobile devices provide more opportunities for mischief and theft.
Smartphones and similar devices increasingly are being used by business professionals to store information, tap into customer accounts, and exchange data with the office. The expanded use of mobile devices has caught the interest of criminals and malicious hackers, and several proof_of_concept mobile viruses have emerged in recent months. The growth of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 in the device market also creates new security concerns. Windows Mobile 5.0, released to manufacturers in May, offers more and easier ways to exchange information with back_end servers than previous versions, and it's the first Windows operating system to appear on popular Palm devices. Trojan.Wesber, a proof_of_concept virus for Windows Mobile discovered in September, sends messages from a mobile device via the Short Message Service wireless protocol without the device user's consent, similar to the Redbrowser Trojan reported earlier this year. MSIL.Cxover.A, discovered in March, searches for a device connected to a wireless network, then attempts to establish an ActiveSync connection to the device. If successful, the worm copies itself as a file and disconnects the ActiveSync connection. While there haven't been any public reports of data breaches or other incidents resulting from these viruses, they demonstrate hacker interest in mobile devices.
Source:http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?artic leID=193700286
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