Trojan horse attacks cellphones via SMS

Cell phone users have been warned to be careful of text messages containing a website link, which, when prompted, downloads a Trojan horse.

The messages would typically say that you’ve signed up for a certain service, which you didn’t do), and say that you’ll be charged a certain amount a day, unless you click on the URL to unsubscribe.

That’s where the Trojan horse is downloaded, that could allow a web-enabled phone to be controlled by hackers.

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