Rutgers University writes malware for Freerunner

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Am 22.02.2010 22:52, schrieb Andrew Stephen:
> http://www.technewsdaily.com/hacked-smartphones-could-be-used-to-spy-on-you-100222-0237/
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> The researchers say their intent is not to just scare people, but to
> inspire action. "What we’re doing today is raising a warning flag,"
> Iftode said. "We’re showing that people with general computer
> proficiency can create rootkit malware for smart phones. The next step
> is to work on defenses."
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> The team used an open-source smartphone called the Openmoko FreeRunner
> running Linux software, but they emphasized that with enough time and
> effort, any smartphone operating system can be attacked with malware.
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> The Rutgers team plans to use their results to inspire developers to
> create new ways to detect and prevent rootkit attacks on smartphones
> because none exist right now.
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Pff - what a headline...

Don't forget, we're talking unix here.

Some folks with different OS in their smartphones should worry a bit 
more. I guess.