Just in time for the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, McAfee has released new research that points to a recent increase in mobile malware attacks. Additionally, nearly half of the operators who have been the recipients of mobile malware experienced an attack within the last three months, according to the report. Another indicator of the growing extent of the problem is the time mobile operators spent in 2006 in dealing with these threats: It has increased by 700 percent to 1,000 hours when compared with 2005.
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Study Suggests Mobile Malware Storm Brewing
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 13, 2007 10:31 AMJust in time for the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, McAfee has released new research that points to a recent increase in mobile malware attacks. Additionally, nearly half of the operators who have been the recipients of mobile malware experienced an attack within the last three months, according to the report. Another indicator of the growing extent of the problem is the time mobile operators spent in 2006 in dealing with these threats: It has increased by 700 percent to 1,000 hours when compared with 2005.