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Hackers Bidding 5 Figures for Old Phone Raises Eyebrows

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 21, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Phonemaker Nokia is flummoxed as to why hackers are offering more than $32,000 in underground forums for old handsets, NetworkWorld reports—though bank fraud is a distinct possibility. “We have not identified any phone software problem that would allow” misuse, the company said....   Read full story »

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