. Since 2004, 517 viruses and Trojans have been detected targeting mobile phones and are increasingly a common threat to users of these devices, according to a Finnish computer security expert.Jarno Niemelä, a researcher at the security laboratory of the Finnish company F-Secure, explained that the increase in infections is due to the fact that access to the internet and social networks, and the download of mobile applications, are currently very common, increasing the risk of spreading malicious code that seeks to defraud the user.
"In 2009, between 50 and 60% of the mobile malware we detected was aimed at getting money from users, but this year the percentage is close to 100%," he said. He explained that to date, the most widespread mobile malware is Trojans that send SMS to premium numbers with a high price without the user knowing.
According to Niemelä, the diversity of operating platforms makes it slightly difficult for malicious software to proliferate, as cybercriminals must create different viruses for Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile or Apple's iOS.
