+ Spanish police arrest Symbian virus writer

* Suspected mobile phone virus author arrested*

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Experts at Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, have
welcomed news that Spanish authorities have arrested a man suspected of
writing and distributing a mobile phone virus.

According to a statement issued by Spanish police, a 28-year-old man
was arrested in Valencia following a seven month investigation. The
man, who has not been named, is accused of creating and spreading over
20 different variants of the 'Cabir'
(http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/1005/cabir_aa.htm) and 'Commwarrior'
(http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/1005/commwarriorc.htm) worms, which
attempt to infect mobile phones running the Symbian operating system.
Embedded inside the worms alleged to have been written by the man are
references to "Leslie", which is said to be the name of the suspec...
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