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
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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