Expensive malware appears for Microsoft's Windows Mobile

Malware embedded into legitimate-looking games designed for Windows Mobile has appeared, automatically dialing up foreign telephone services to ring up hundreds of dollars in illicit charges for users behind their backs.

The discovery, reported by John Hering of the Lookout security firm, was covered in a report by Reuters, which inaccurately described the malware a "virus" and misleadingly referred to the exploit as being orchestrated by "hackers."

In reality, the malware was simply the product of malicious mobile software developers who misrepresented their work as safe, and distributed it through "sites that provide legitimate software for mobile devices."

Full article at Apple Insider HERE