Google says it will now fix a mobile phone bug that mistakenly sends text messages to the wrong people, though it is nearly a year since the problem was first reported
The glitch first emerged last year. Those affected say some of their texts have ended up in the hands of random recipients and the number of incidents reported appears to have increased since last summer.
It is not clear, however, when users will actually receive the fix - or how it would happen.
Additionally, a malicious application that can steal cash via phones running Google's Android operating system has been found.
The program poses as a media player but once installed starts sending premium rate text messages. The service being sent messages is operated by the malicious app's creator, who scoops up the fees.
Discovered by Kaspersky Labs, it is believed to be the first booby-trapped application for Android. In a security advisory Kaspersky said that the virus - Trojan- a - is being spread by text message. The message prompts users to install an application, 13KB in size, which purports to be a media player.
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