Sleeping Tech – Cell Phones can get virused

CELL PHONES CAN GET VIRUSED

Smishing or “SMS phishing” is a phishing attack that specifically targets cellular phones. Victims receive an SMS message with a hyperlink wherein a malware automatically finds its way to the cellular phone, or leads the victim to a phishing site formatted for cellular phones. Botnet (Zombie PCs) a “Robot” and “Network,” a Botnet is any number of Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.connected computers that inconspicuously forward e-mails (which include spam, malware, or viruses) to other computers on the Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.. These infected computers, also known as “zombies” deliver DoS attacks (Denial of Service) and often rely on thousands of zombie PCs. Blue Bugging: (not to be confused with bluesnarfing) allows a skilled person to illegally access a cellular phone via Bluetooth wireless technology. More often than not, going unnoticed to the phone’s owner. A vulnerability such as this allows phone calls, and SMS messages to be read and sent, phonebook contacts to be erased, phone conversations to be tapped, and other malicious activities. Fortunately, widespread impact is minimized because of the range of bluethooth technology. Access is only attainable within a 10 meter range of the phone. Pod Slurping: Coined by US security expert Abe Usher; is when your iPod or any portable USB storage device begins to surreptitiously copy large amounts of files from your computer to its hard drive. Pod slurping is becoming an increasing security risk to companies and government agencies  LAST WEEK’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  What is the difference between a boat and a ship?  The answer is you can place a boat on a ship, but you cannot place a ship on a boat.  THIS WEEK’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What starring role did film stars Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman all turn down, despite a contract offer of $4 million?