Net giant Cisco has suggested that mobile phone operating systems are becoming increasingly popular with hi-tech criminals.
In their annual report they have predicted that 2011 will see a significant number of attacks directed at smartphones, mobile software and users. That said, the vast majority of criminal activity continues to be aimed at Windows and the programs that run on it.
2009 brought a significant turn in trend for mobile malware with the appearance of a virus call Zitmo. This was a mobile version of the Zeus Windows trojan that has proved hugely popular with criminals keen to steal logins to online bank accounts.
Apple products are proving to be a target as statistics gathered by Cisco suggest a growing number of vulnerabilities are being found in Apple operating systems.
The relative youth of the Android Operating Systems makes them a vulnerable platform to. Trojans aimed at Android, that booby trap apps that run on phones, or bury premium rate links in ads were also starting to turn up. For instance, in late December 2010 the Geinimi trojan for Android was found that can steal almost any of the data on a handset.
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