The fast-paced 'mobile phone virus'

Virus and spam attacks on mobile phone users are on the rise, security firm McAfee warned.

According to the company's annual report on cell phone security, more than half of mobile phone manufacturers have detected malware and spam attacks on their phones.

In 2008, the number of attacks reached more than 1 million. " The period when mobile phones only have to accept a few poor viruses have passed, " said Victor Kouznetsov, senior vice president of McAfee Mobile Security.

Source: CNET " The number of attacks has skyrocketed. All the" categories "of risk are accelerating: from spam, viruses to malware, hackers have actively exploited the vulnerabilities inside. Phone features, infringing on the privacy of users.

They even negatively affect the capacity of services and mobile networks, "Kouznetsov added.

Another worrying phenomenon is that more and more applications and third-party content are released when incomplete.

They have caused many problems with network capacity, even causing hangs and locking of the device, turning the phone into authentic bricks.

As a result, up to 70% of phone manufacturers consider "resolving mobile security issues" as their top priority today.

" Efforts to open up the mobile ecosystem have gained some initial success. However, because of that, the number of attacks on the network and mobile devices has increased dramatically - both in terms of complexity. complex and sophisticated ".

" The mobile industry needs to find ways to regain control of the game, if it wants to reassure users ."

However, everyone understands that this task is not easy, especially when reviewing the security history of personal computers. With mobile phones increasingly playing an important and essential role in the daily life of billions of people, it is understandable that hackers "keep an eye" on us.