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Not Our Phones!

The BBC warns that experts are warning mobile phone users that our days of virus-free talking boxes may be coming to an end.

2008 has seen the release of about 10 new mobile viruses and trojans, said Simon Heron, managing director of security firm Network Box.

“There are about 400 variants of mobile malware compared to in excess of 700,000 for computers,” said Mr Heron. The vast majority of viruses written for mobile phones are aimed at the Symbian mobile operating system - a consequence of its early dominance.

The fully terrifying and British article is available here.

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