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connected with our loved ones, our work and the world alike. The device that can easily fit in the palm of your hand, now packs so much punch that it is commonly being used to run entire businesses, sign million dollar deals, get the latest sports updates, exchange photographs with loved ones, buy or sell stocks or even get driving directions. The growth of mobile phone connections worldwide has not only outgrown that of fixed line phone connections but even that of Internet connections-with some regions of the world even boasting of more mobile phone connections than people! However, there is a contradiction here: mobile phones are ubiquitous and indispensable, yet they have also given rise to a curious bundle of safety, security and privacy fears.

Laptops are becoming smaller, while mobile phones are getting more powerful. At this logical convergence lies the serious danger of privacy invasion and security fears for mobile phones users. Hacking SIM cards, stealing sensitive data, copying the address book, intercepting data, virus infections, mobile trojans, password attacks, automatic locking and anonymous text messages are only some of the many concerns that have started affecting mobile phone users worldwide. Mobile phones are also commonly being exploited by computer criminals to execute privacy and identity attacks on unsuspecting victims. Hacking Mobile Phones-probably the first book ever written on this novel topic-aims to educate and prepare mobile phone users against a whole new generation of mobile phone related security loopholes, vulnerabilities and attacks.

What would you do if somebody broke into your mobile phone and stole all your sensitive email? What would you do if somebody cloned your phone and made unlimited long distance phone calls? What would you do if your address book got stolen and your loved ones started receiving malicious phone calls? What would you do if someone broke into your mobile phone and used it to transfer funds out of your bank account? Your mobile phone has become more dangerous than what anyone ever imagined! Deriving data from actual research experiments, code analysis, case studies and consumer study, this book will open the reader's eyes to security threats, secrets and loopholes that until now were unnoticed.