In the days of dial-up modems, malware authors developed trojans and other black code that dialled premium rate numbers in the background and so generating revenues for their criminal gangs. Today, thanks to the arrival of landline broadband, the process of background premium rate calls – driven by malware – has migrated to mobile phones.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/making-money-from-mobile-malware-made-possible/
In the days of dial-up modems, malware authors developed trojans and other black code that dialled premium rate numbers in the background and so generating revenues for their criminal gangs. Today, thanks to the arrival of landline broadband, the process of background premium rate calls – driven by malware – has migrated to mobile phones.
Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:56:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/making-money-from-mobile-malware-made-possible/

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