Our mobile phones are small computers become real as we use computer terminals. Y accommodate cell phone spyware application is within reach – almost – everyone and has become a lucrative business for cyber-criminals. Edifying.Marco Ricca, a security specialist, shows how to spy a mobile phone is within reach – almost – everyon There are about fifteen years, most computer viruses were created by simple game of ”little geniuses” pimply teenagers. They operated without profit, the software vulnerabilities of operating systems, with a preference for the big and nasty Microsoft. In 15 years the world of computer technology has radically changed. It spread to the whole population – or nearly – and all private and business activities, especially the ordering and payment online as well as social networks. It also assists in the transfer of the PC desktop to the laptop, and more recently to the smartphone.Modern day pirates are highly motivated by monetary profit from the sale of confidential information obtained so illegal, have understood that the mobile phone and its flaws became an inexhaustible source of new profits. Our smartphones are condensed high technology. This necessarily implies that, at their various operating systems, many doors remained open to curious and unexpected criminals of all kinds.THE SPYWARE. The story of the TSR of 7:30 p.m. on April 3 (2010 ed) has excited audiences Romand. Marco Ricca, a renowned computer security, founder and director of the company IRIS (swissiris.com) demonstrated, with supporting pictures, as almost anyone can acquire and install free cell phone spy software on your smartphone, then listen and record all transactions on this phone. This goes so far as companies no longer allow the physical presence of mobile phones during meetings where issues are discussed ”sensitive”. It is easy to find spyware for smartphones freely available on the web and reach of all budgets. However, installing such software on a phone, it should in principle have on hand for a few minutes. In the environment of the couple, friends or coworkers, it is obviously very easy.
SMS FATAL. The most surprising information revealed by Marco Ricca is that cell phone spy software app can be installed without your knowledge by receiving an SMS, so that no third parties without physically touching your phone. Contacted by The Gruyère, Marco Ricca provided the following: ”I can confirm that the attack to run a software (malware) by simply sending an SMS or viewing a Web page is possible in theory any ”smartphone” and any operating system. It suffices to do this to exploit a vulnerability (remote code execution type, eg buffer overflow) in the software processing the SMS or the Web page. In practice, some telephones are more vulnerable than others. Several shortcomings of this type cell phone listening device have recently been discovered in the iPhone. ” Marco Ricca wants reassuring, however, stating that such an attack is not trivial and that in case of espionage, it would be implemented in a very targeted manner Also according to our interlocutor, there is no universal method to know if its smartphone was trapped. Should you have any doubt, the easiest way is to backup your data and then do a ”reset” your complete unit. Take this opportunity to also install the latest version of the operating system (firmware), in which the known vulnerabilities have been corrected.
Other tips: Do not leave your device in the hands of third, select the request of a password to open and check regularly records of your telephone charges billed and the data volume (expressed in Kb or Mb). As a subscriber to Swisscom Sunrise Orange or you have free internet access to details of your operations.