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Police arrest alleged O2 mobile scammers

...arrests on Thursday in connection with "an elaborate and expansive fraud" involving premium rate numbers, the police force said in a statement. "Today we have... Read more

19 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Instant Call Recording 2.0

Instant Call Recording 2.0

...numbers, as well as non-geographic 0800, 0844, 0845, 0870, 0871 and premium rate numbers.- Great for keeping an accurate record of important business calls... Read more

19 May, 2012
GeoDialer Free 1.1.18

GeoDialer Free 1.1.18

...international calling cards, but also for using special services to dial other premium rate numbers that may otherwise be expensive if dialed directly from your... Read more

9 November, 2011
GeoDialer 1.1.16

GeoDialer 1.1.16

...international calling cards, but also for using special services to dial other premium rate numbers that may otherwise be expensive if dialed directly from your... Read more

9 November, 2011
Metro CabFinder 2.1

Metro CabFinder 2.1

...have been checked to ensure you have a safe, reliable service. No premium rate numbers! All calls are to 03 numbers which are included as... Read more

16 September, 2011
Trafficmaster Companion 1.8

Trafficmaster Companion 1.8

...CAMERA WARNINGS now included* Calls to the PA are charged at a premium rate. Network charges may vary. Calls typically last less than 40 seconds... Read more

4 March, 2011
fonelock 1.5.1.29

fonelock 1.5.1.29

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23 August, 2010

Malware places premium-rate calls on smartphones

...Mobile-based smartphones that have malware hidden inside that makes calls to premium-rate numbers across the globe, racking up expensive bills unbeknownst to the... Read more

7 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Chinese Android botnet 'netting millions', says Symantec

...security company Symantec. The network of compromised mobile phones generates revenue from premium-rate fraud, Symantec said in a blog post on Thursday. "Revenue generation... Read more

10 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

F-Secure: Android SMS dialler uses obfuscation

A piece of Android malware that sends premium rate text messages uses code embedded in a picture file to hide... Read more

30 January, 2012

Watchdog aims to clamp down on mobile-app rip-offs

...Premium-rate regulator PhonepayPlus has warned that rogue smartphone apps are charging people... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

MPs: Police need to learn about e-crime

...malware information from ISPs in an online database, along with data from premium-rate number regulator PhonePayPlus, the committee said. In addition, the site should... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Researcher develops remote-access Android exploit

...unprotected capabilities that may exist on the device to, for example, send premium rate SMS." When a user downloads an Android app, the user's... Read more

22 December, 2011

IBM pushes out managed phone security service

...about the proliferation of faked, malicious apps that can run up big premium-rate text message bills. IBM is of course selling its own hosted... Read more

14 November, 2011

Enisa: Industry must shore up app-store security

...PCs, rogue apps have emerged that harvest personal data or surreptitiously dial premium-rate phone numbers, it noted. Last year, this kind of 'dialler ware... Read more

13 September, 2011 by David Meyer

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