Botnet Spam Attacks to Target Cellphones, Report Warns


Botnet Spam Attacks to Target Cellphones, Report Warns -- JR Raphael  -- PC World  -- October 15, 2008
Information Warfare

Spam may soon spill out beyond your inbox and start slithering onto your cellphone, warns a new report from Georgia Tech Information Security Center. The report notes that the increasing computing power available in cell phones makes them more attractive targets for hackers who could stealthily turn millions of cell phones into a virtual botnet to do their bidding.

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