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8th July 2012, 04:03 PM
Just came across this one.
Malware has been spreading on Android mobile phones that takes control of certain email accounts to create a "botnet" - or a compromised device - to send out spam, a security researcher said this week.
Microsoft security engineer Terry Zink said the malware has infected the phones of users of Yahoo email accounts to send out spam messages.
Read more: Researcher uncovers Android phone 'botnet' (http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/researcher-uncovers-android-phone-botnet-20120706-21kht.html#ixzz200oiqm7q)
Malware has been spreading on Android mobile phones that takes control of certain email accounts to create a "botnet" - or a compromised device - to send out spam, a security researcher said this week.
Microsoft security engineer Terry Zink said the malware has infected the phones of users of Yahoo email accounts to send out spam messages.
Read more: Researcher uncovers Android phone 'botnet' (http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/researcher-uncovers-android-phone-botnet-20120706-21kht.html#ixzz200oiqm7q)