Internet users in Germany can now be fined up to €100 if a third party takes advantage of their unprotected WLAN connection to illegally download music or other files.
With Bluetooth fast becoming a commonplace feature on mobile devices, users need to be aware of vulnerabilities and learn how to protect themselves from security threats. A study by research firm InsightExpress revealed that 73 percent of mobile device users are not acquainted with security issues that could put their mobile devices at risk, including mobile phones and Bluetooth-equipped notebooks. To these users, terms such as “bluejacking”, “bluesnarfing” or even “bluebugging” would probably be unfamiliar.
There is no better place to people-watch than an airport. And now, with the increasing number of travelers packing laptop computers and surfing the Internet while waiting for flights, it is likely that the people watching you are not in the airport at all, but hiding on the Internet waiting for you to fall into their new trap.
Three variants of a smartphone Trojan, which requires less user interaction than previous mobile malware to infect devices, have been seen in the wild, according to security experts.
Different forms of the Viver Trojan, or Trojan-SMS.SymbOS.Viver, were placed on a popular file-sharing site, disguised as a photo editor and a set of video codecs, the security specialist said.