Vodafone Spain has confirmed today that they accidently shipped 3000 smartphone handsets with MicroSD cards that were infected by the “Mariposa” malware.
Those affected are users who were shipped HTC Magic phones.
The carrier came clean after a meeting with Panda Security. The story of the infected memory cards began when a Panda technician was shipped an HTC Magic phone. He immediately recognized the malware, which is used to steal information.
Vodafone says the infection is “isolated and local,” and that users in other parts of the EU should not be worried.
For those that read Spanish, the original posting is here: Movilzone.es
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Earlier this month the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) officially requested that the Library of Congress create a DMCA exemption for jailbreaking smartphones to allow the installation of software not approved by the manufacturer. Last week Apple responded with a claim that this would violate iPhone copyrights. Now Mozilla Corporation, developers of the Firefox web browser, and VOIP provider Skype have filed their own comments in support of EFF’s position.
Harvey Anderson, Vice President of Mozilla wrote “users who purchase these devices are required to decrypt and modify, or “jailbreak,” their phones. This creates a chilling effect on users and innovation. Users do not feel they have the choice of using open source and other legitimately obtained software programs or software they develop on their telephone handsets because they are concerned about breaching the law.”
Skype’s comments point out that US carriers all claim to be in favor of open wireless networks, while they “continue to employ various means to keep users from using devices and software applications of their choice — from terms of service to the software and firmware loaded on the handsets sold by the carriers.”
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EMI has announced that they were negotiating with the biggest mobile phone handset maker in the world, Nokia, in a concentrated effort to offer its music catalog as part Nokia’s upcoming “Comes with Music” offering.
“We want to be part of it. I believe strongly that when it launches we will be there, with a full offering,” Wemppa Koivumaki, head of EMI Finland, said in the announcement.
The handset maker will begin selling phones under its “Comes With Music” brand in the Q3 of 2008 and the service will give users unlimited access to millions of tracks from labels worldwide.
Last December, Universal signed up for the program, being the first of the Big 4 record labels to do so.
