Just curious. Are there any laws in UAE against such intrusion? Jama --- On Thu, 7/16/09, dandantheitman <[email protected]> wrote:
From: dandantheitman <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [dubailug] Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 9:19 AM 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 -- _____________________________________________________________ "More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk." -Bruce Schneier ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
