Tags: malware, phone, research

Is your mobile phone due for an antivirus shot?

The antivirus industry is turning its attention to mobile phones, which represent a huge potential market, but mobile service providers are reluctant to get on board, unconvinced that the handset, rather than their network, is the right place to handle security.

Hackers to target iPhone in 2008

Its immense popularity may turn the iPhone into a painful experience for Apple, if predictions that the mobile device will be a major security target in 2008 are realised.

Mobile phone virus hits New Zealand

The Cabir mobile phone virus -- which spreads using Bluetooth -- has been reported in New Zealand for the first time, according to European anti-virus firm F-Secure.

First mobile phone virus nears 2nd birthday

The first real mobile phone virus, which was found in the wild and could replicate on its own, was discovered almost two years ago.

Virus makes leap from PC to PDA

A group of security researchers claims to have found the first virus that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.