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Smartphone owners beware
mangogrooveworkshop - 10/8/10 at 11:35 AM

Seems dial jacking is back....long time since 98 when we had dial up and this used to happen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10912376
Smartphone owners should also keep an eye on their bill.
"Look at your billing information every month and if there are strange numbers appearing on your phone bill that might indicate that there is some software on there that is dialling out to premium-rate lines, billing you for a service that you have not authorised," he said.

[Edited on 10-8-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]

lewis - 10/8/10 at 11:39 AM

it was not going to be long before something like this was going to happen i hope we are all protected by our providers

Jasper - 10/8/10 at 11:44 AM

I just stick with popular apps from the iTunes store .... I think they're likely to go for Android stuff more as it will be checked less.

Ninehigh - 10/8/10 at 03:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lewis
it was not going to be long before something like this was going to happen i hope we are all protected by our providers


Aye, knowing me it'd be my provider that's doing it

MikeFellows - 10/8/10 at 05:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
I just stick with popular apps from the iTunes store .... I think they're likely to go for Android stuff more as it will be checked less.


I would be a little more vigilant

Apple currently have a major vulnerability that gives root access to the device via a very simple pdf attack. you wouldn't even know the dialer was there (it could be possible to infect your itunes via the iphone and backup the dialer for you, so even a restore wont fix it!)