2009/7/16 dandantheitman <[email protected]>: > 2009/7/16 Todd Walton <[email protected]>: >> >> Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE >> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2012221/ >> >> "An update pushed out to BlackBerry users on the Etisalat network in >> the United Arab Emirates appears to contain remotely-triggered spyware >> that allows the interception of messages and emails, as well as >> crippling battery life. Sent out as a WAP Push message, the update >> installs a Java file that one curious customer decided to take a >> closer look at, only to discover an application intended to intercept >> both email and text messages, sending a copy to an Etisalat server >> without the user being aware of anything beyond a slightly excessive >> battery drain." >> > > Wow. I knew that Etisalat required that they should be able to tap / > listen into any VOIP Based PABX chatter but I had no idea they had > decided to listen in on emails and SMSes as well. Sadness. > Dan >
I see someone has already released a patch for it. http://www.blackberrynews.com/2009/07/15/patch-released-for-etisalat-spyware-on-blackberry/?utm_source=rssutm_medium=rssutm_campaign=rss Dan -- _____________________________________________________________ "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk." -Bruce Schneier
