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.More here.
The man was detained in the eastern coastal city of Valencia following an investigation that lasted over seven months, police said in a statement.
It is the first time that the creator of a virus that targets mobile phones was arrested in Spain, the statement added.
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.
(Props, F-Secure.)
posted by Fergie @ 6/27/2007 09:07:00 AM
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