mobile hacking  

Smartphones and similar devices increasingly are being used by business
professionals to store information, tap into customer accounts, and
exchange data with the office. Yet there's a dark side to this
productivity boon: threats to device and data security. The expanded use
of mobile devices has caught the interest of criminals and malicious
hackers, and several proof-of-concept mobile viruses have emerged in
recent months. The growth of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 in the device
market also creates new security concerns. Windows Mobile 5.0, released
to manufacturers in May, offers more and easier ways to exchange
information with back-end servers than previous versions, and it's the
first Windows operating system to appear on popular Palm devices. As
anyone familiar with security knows, the more widely used the
technology, the more attention it's likely to get from the hacker
community--and Microsoft has been a favorite target. Devices featuring
Windows Mobile 5.0 include Motorola's Moto Q, Hewlett-Packard' s iPaq
hw6920, Intermec's CN3 ruggedized handheld, and T-Mobile's Dash