BEIJING - A virus was found attacking approximately one million units of mobile phones in China. The virus is called 'Zombie' because of the rapid spread from phone to phone. Like in the movies, zombie bite turns humans into the dead.
Xinhua, reported the virus is breaking into application's security system, which then transmits the user's SIM card to the server which is controlled by a small group of hackers. The hackers will send a message or make a phone call that contains links to games and virus ridden software.
Zhou Yonglin, a member of the National Computer Network Emergency Coordination Center, said in the first week of the virus spread were recorded approximately 1 million units of mobile phones are infected.
Although the service provider has taken steps to reduce the number of infected messages, Shihong Zou, a telecommunications expert at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications said that the virus update may begin to send a message back, so it is difficult to see any suspicious activity on user's mobile phone.
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