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115,000 telephones fall victim to mobile viruses

Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man, suspected of writing, and spreading a virus that left more than 115,000 crippled high-end mobile phones.

Suspects were arrested in Valencia city on the eastern coast of Spain, after an investigation that lasted up to 7 months. This is the first time the author of a mobile virus has been arrested in the country Gaur, the police said.

115,000 telephones fall victim to mobile viruses Picture 1 The virus only attacks phones running on Symbian operating systems and has Bluetooth connectivity. It is disguised as a spam message, using hot erotic images to lure users.
According to the police, some other content is also used by the culprit as a "bait" for victims of football score and security software, anti-virus.

It is very likely that the suspect will suffer a heavy penalty, since his virus has caused millions of euros in damage to not only the owners of the phones, but also the mobile service provider.

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