mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 10/8/10 at 11:35 AM |
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Smartphone owners beware
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]
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lewis
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| posted on 10/8/10 at 11:39 AM |
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it was not going to be long before something like this was going to happen i hope we are all protected by our providers
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Jasper
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| posted on 10/8/10 at 11:44 AM |
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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.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 10/8/10 at 03:07 PM |
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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
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 10/8/10 at 05:04 PM |
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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!)
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