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Security firm discovers first Android Trojan

Kaspersky said an increase in Android-specific malware is inevitable

US IT security software specialist Kaspersky Lab has announced the discovery of what it says is the first Trojan virus designed to run on the Google-backed Android operating system. Once active, the virus begins to send SMS messages to premium rate numbers, with the charges passed back to the user.

Symbian accidentally certifies worm

Symbian accidentally certifies worm for S60

The Symbian Foundation has been left with egg on its face after accidentally sanctioning what experts are calling the first text message worm in history.