---
id: 8383
title: "In Which a Smartphone is Pwnt, Thoroughly and Without Reason"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/mobile-application-pentesting/in-which-a-smartphone-is-pwnt-thoroughly-and-without-reason/"
published_at: "2010-12-30T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["attack-surface", "mobile-security", "wifi", "history", "metasploit", "smartphone"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8383"
lang: en
---

# In Which a Smartphone is Pwnt, Thoroughly and Without Reason

## Summary

A 2010 NetSPI piece argues smartphones lack the firewalls and antivirus of laptops while carrying more sensitive data, letting Metasploit autopwn-style attacks harvest calls, camera and credentials.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2010-12-30T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/mobile-application-pentesting/in-which-a-smartphone-is-pwnt-thoroughly-and-without-reason/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8383