IT Examiner School, Palm Springs, CA

Current Mobile Threats: SMS Botnets  SMS Spam Botnet:  Directs users to download malware directly on their device 1. An SMS is received containing a URL 2. When the users clicks on the URL, a Trojan is installed on the device with the legitimate application Trojan contacts C&C server to obtain spam message 3.

The spam message is sent to the contacts stored in the phone

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Where are attacks coming from?

Multitude of AttackVectors

SMS

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Infrared

Web Browser

Email Client

Third Party Apps

Operating System Vulnerabilities

Physical Access