Spanish Police Arrest Creator of Mobile Phone Virus

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Brisbane Times (props, F-Secure).

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Spanish police said on Saturday they have arrested a 28-year-old man on
suspicion of creating and spreading a virus that affected more than 115,000
high-end mobile phones.

The man was detained in the eastern coastal city of Valencia following an
investigation that lasted over seven months, police said in a statement.

It is the first time that the creator of a virus that targets mobile phones
was arrested in Spain, the statement added.

The virus struck Bluetooth-enabled phones that run on the Symbian operating
system and it was disguised as messages claiming to contain erotic images,
sports information or virus protection software.

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More:
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/spanish-police-arrest-creator-of-mobile-ph
one-virus/20075024-k35.html

- - ferg

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