On Monday 22 February 2010, Andrew Stephen wrote: > http://www.technewsdaily.com/hacked-smartphones-could-be-used-to-spy-on-you > -100222-0237/ > > --8<-- > The researchers say their intent is not to just scare people, but to > inspire action. "What we’re doing today is raising a warning flag," > Iftode said. "We’re showing that people with general computer > proficiency can create rootkit malware for smart phones. The next step > is to work on defenses." > > The team used an open-source smartphone called the Openmoko FreeRunner > running Linux software, but they emphasized that with enough time and > effort, any smartphone operating system can be attacked with malware. > > The Rutgers team plans to use their results to inspire developers to > create new ways to detect and prevent rootkit attacks on smartphones > because none exist right now. > --8<-- >
Heavy on headline, light on any useful detail. I suppose we might find out more after the presentation tomorrow. http://www.hotmobile.org/2010/?pid=prog _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
