Published: 28 Sep 2007 17:25 BST
Inside the cage was a collection of Symbian-based smartphones infected with a piece of Bluetooth malware called "Cabir". The virus bombards a potential victim with messages until the user either accepts the Symbian installation source (.SIS) file for download or moves out of range.
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