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Rutgers researchers warn against rootkit threats to smartphone security |
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Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Rutgers University researchers have demonstrated how rootkits can be a threat to smartphones sporting operating systems not much unlike those in full-blown computers. They say those wielding rootkits could do dirty tricks like turning on an infected smartphone's microphone to listen in on a meeting, for example. The researchers are presenting their work at the HotMobile 2010 event in Maryland this week and you can get a peek in the video below as well.
Next up: Coming up with some defenses against this growing security threat.
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