BBC News has shown just how easy it can be to create and malicious application to run on a smartphone. The BBC spent a few weeks putting together a crude game for a smartphone that secretly spied on the owner of the phone.
Using the standard Software Developer Kits SDKs used by all application developers, the BBC was easily able to diguise their malware in the game without detection. This is because the legitimate applications are using the same functions according to security experts.
The BBC notes:
While the vast majority of malicious programs are designed to attack Windows PCs, there is evidence that some hi-tech criminals are starting to turn their attention to smartphones.
Booby-trapped applications for smartphones have been found online and in recent weeks Apple and Google have removed applications from their online stores over fears that they were malicious.
You can read the fully story on the BBC website.