First Cell Phone Virus Spotted in US

World | February 24, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

The first cell phone virus has been found on display phones at a Santa Monica, California retail store. The Finnish security company F-Secure who first spotted the virus, Dubbed "Cabir", says that it could infect nearby cell phones and smartphones which use bluetooth technology. According to experts, the pesky virus mostly is a drain on cell phone batteries.

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