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Date Submitted:
08/07/05
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Wireless Devices and a New Generation of VirusesAdded by Papergrl
Description:
Recently, NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese telecommunications company, released an advisory to all users of their popular I-mode phones warning that malicious e-mails had been circulating. These e-mails exploited certain cell phone features to perform actions such as automatically dialing an emergency number, making unsolicited calls to large groups of people, or freezing the display screen. According to sources at DoCoMo, no users had complained about damages caused by these messages; however, the company is considering legal action against the senders of these messages due to "inconveniences caused to its customers and harm to the popularity of mobile Internet" and, by extension, potential damage to the companies business. Unfortunately, if you received a message from a user whose phone was afflicted, then the next time you dialed, your phone would also become tainted, not only by suffering from the effects of the malicious message, but also by acting as a carrier.
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