Rutgers University writes malware for Freerunner

[Al Johnson]

On Monday 22 February 2010, Andrew Stephen wrote:
> http://www.technewsdaily.com/hacked-smartphones-could-be-used-to-spy-on-you
> -100222-0237/
> 
> --8<--
> 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."
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> --8<--
> 

Heavy on headline, light on any useful detail. I suppose we might find out 
more after the presentation tomorrow.

http://www.hotmobile.org/2010/?pid=prog