Our team has created a new section called Mobile Threats. This section will focus on the latest emerging mobile device and threat landscape!
Here is a but a few articles that our team has been following up on .
Symbian Attacks! - Being the most widespread smartphone operating system remote attacks. However, the obscurity of the operating system, combined with restrictions placed on end user devices and a lack of tools, make it work with Symbian based phones.
Reference Sec Consultant.
Mobile Malware Tsunami (Botnets!) -QR codes are another way to connect people with content online. These small squares of black and white dots can be scanned with mobile devices like iPhones and Blackberries to quickly deliver the user to more information (“QR” meaning “quick response”).
Botnet operators wishing to infect mobile devices are likely to turn to the tried-and-true method of sending out millions of spam emails to attack consumers.
Reference: cyveillanceblog.com
