Smartphone Users are Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Created by Cathy Hubbs on 01/10/2011 // Last Update by Cathy Hubbs on 01/10/11

Has your Android phone allowed unknown applications to download without approval?  Are SMS messages sent without approval to unknown recipients?  Are uninitiated phone calls being placed? These are signs that your phone may be compromised by a Trojan named Geinimi. The Office of Information Technology’s Security Group encourages you to please call your Phone service provider for assistance and to install a security application for protection. To learn more read this Network Computing article available at http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-protection/android-phones-targeted-by-trojan.php?cid=NWC_report_2011-01-04_html

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