Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Infected Android app runs up big texting bills

A rogue Android app that's been tweaked by hackers can hijack a smartphone and run up big texting bills before the owner knows it, Symantec said today.

The newest in a line of compromised Android apps, said Vikram Thakur, a principle security response manager at Symantec, is Steamy Window, a free program that Chinese hackers have modified, then re-released into the wild.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/infected-android-app-runs-big-texting-bills-932?source=rss_mobile_technology

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