Tuesday, June 15. 2004
Mobile Phone Worm?
Kapersky, Ltd. is reporting that they have found the first known instance of a mobile phone worm. Apparently, it spreads among Symbian OS-based phones via bluetooth. This means it's "contagious" -- you can become infected walking down the street and passing within a few feet of an infected Symbian user.
Nokia uses Symbian, but I don't know if all Nokia phones are vulnerable.
The worm is a POC - there's no malicious payload. But it shows what can be done when systems are built insecurely.
Nokia uses Symbian, but I don't know if all Nokia phones are vulnerable.
The worm is a POC - there's no malicious payload. But it shows what can be done when systems are built insecurely.
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