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Hmm. > Mobile security firm Lookout said the bug, called NotCompatible, was the most sophisticated it had seen. > The cyberthieves behind the bug had recently

by zxcdw 12y ago

Hmm. > Mobile security firm Lookout said the bug, called NotCompatible, was the most sophisticated it had seen. > The cyberthieves behind the bug had recently rewritten its core code to make it harder to defeat, it said. > The bug first appeared in 2012 and was now on its third iteration Am I misinterpreting this, or is it common to refer to malware as "bug"? What a nice source of confusion for a programmer! It almost seems as if it is done on purpose to coin a new term.

Someone1234 12y ago
I assume they're using the other definition of the term "bug" as in "you caught the cold bug." It might be local (UK specific) slang though that catching a "bug" is akin to catching a disease or virus.
- gadders 12y ago
  Never heard of that. Regards, A Brit.
  - gnur 12y ago
    I have heard of it in British shows. Regards, A Dutchman.
  - nilliams 12y ago
    Well ... it is pretty commonly used in the UK to mean disease/virus etc. such as 'a stomach bug', but I still don't think that excuses or explains its usage in this article. To me that just reads like a poor use of technical terminology. But yeah as another commenter noted this article is aimed at a non-technical audience.
ams6110 12y ago
Common usage of the word "bug" to describe a software flaw. Non-technical writing aimed at a non-technical audience.