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Viruses Find A New Host: Cell Phones

An anonymous reader writes "A NYTimes article (free reg) describes the dangers posed by viruses as 3G and text-messaging become more common, inluding an incident in '01 where numerous phones in Japan began calling 110 (equivalent to 911 in the U.S.). Wired mentions 13M vulnerable phones in Japan alone." (And that was a few years ago.)

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  1. Re:GOOD NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A Netcraft Survey Confirms: You are Dying.

    FACT: You are dying.

  2. KARMA WHORE TROLL ALERT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pingular is Sir Haxalot

    Also, take a loot at his posting record and the type of posts he makes. http://slashdot.org/~Pingular

    It speaks for itself

    1. Re:KARMA WHORE TROLL ALERT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      http://slashdot.org/~Sir%20Haxalot/journal/
      Sadly, he deleted the journal entry where he admitted he was Pingular. What a pussy faggot.
  3. Re:They are not Viruses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    new troll account, i see.

  4. Re:GOOD NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dr: Hello MrTroll.
    MrTroll: Um, Hello.
    Dr: We're sorry to inform you, but it looks like you've got the wrong test result, you've got cancer.
    MrTroll: beeeeeeep
    %^&$^%E$%*&^*(F* NO CARRIER

  5. DUBYA DIES IN IRAQ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can dream, can't I?

    1. Re:DUBYA DIES IN IRAQ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes you can. Yes you can. May Allah be with you.

  6. Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (And that was a few years ago.)

    Really? No kidding? I'd have never guessed! Even though the poster SAID it happened in 2001 only TWO SENTENCES PRIOR, I would have NEVER KNOWN that 2001 was "a few years ago!" Golly!

    Christ you're an idiot, timothy.

  7. jsut one more reason... by phobafiliac · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why apple should make cell phones.

    --
    take what i say with a grain of salt, a dash of pepper, a pinch of oregano, and an itty bitty little drip of faygo
  8. Re:This is only going to get worse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut the fuck up, Haxalot.