Cell phones are becoming more and more like Operating Systems and being used more and more for tasks that used to be done on desktops – like banking etc..
As functionality increases, and the use of those new functions increases, so will the effort put into ‘hacking/cracking’ these systems.
MS Windows has been the target of most hackers in the past because of the huge percentage of install base it had and the general lack of computer safety sophistication of the average MS Windows users.
But, as OSX and Linux gain ground on the desktop, server and more importantly the ‘mobile’ space, so too will the efforts to exploit them.If you have an iPhone or any ‘smart phone’ for that matter please read the accompanying articles.
Scary!
Check out the second paragraph!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-Hack-Demoed-at-Black-Hat-118009.shtml
An actual experience:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299378-245.html
and still more info:
http://mashable.com/2009/07/30/iphone-hack/
Be safe out there