First Mobile Virus Discovered

We’ve been waiting for it for a long time – the day when computer viruses would be able to infiltrate cell phones. Researchers in France discovered such a virus today in France.

The malicious code, dubbed “cabir”, is a worm that replicates on the Symbian operating system used in several brands of mobile phones, such as Nokia, Siemens and Panasonic.

The worm was anonymously sent to security experts in various countries, but has not been detected circulating among cellphone users.

The worm propagates through the “Bluetooth” wireless technology, repeatedly sending itself to any Bluetooth-enabled device that it can find, regardless of the type of device. The worm won’t damage a phone or its software, but it greatly shortens the device’s battery life by constantly scanning for other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

» FT article: First worm for mobile phones discovered

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