Mobile viruses could score big at soccer World Cup

Next year’s FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Germany could be fertile ground for mobile phone viruses if the World Athletics Championships in Finland, which ended Sunday, are any indication, security experts warn.

Visitors to the athletic event in Helsinki not only had to brave wind and rain, but also face the threat of catching the Cabir mobile phone worm.

Outbreaks of the malware, which first surfaced in June last year, were reported in Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium, according to Mikko Hypp

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