Chapter 22. How Cell Phones Can Be Hacked

How Cell Phones Can Be Hacked

Cell phones these days do more than just let you talk to other people. They include digital cameras, the ability to record and play video, MP3 players, processors powerful enough to play games, and a great deal of memory. In fact, most cell phones are at heart computers—computers that are surprisingly powerful and that pack more power and memory than large computers of a dozen years ago.

And where there are computers, there are hackers. As cell phones become increasingly complex and powerful, they become more and more vulnerable to viruses and hackers. And as they get more powerful, they have more data that ...

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