Palm's WebOS, the software on which the company's Pre smartphone is based, is 'riddled' with dangerous security flaws, according to security researchers who said they were able to crack the operating system via text message. A probe of WebOS uncovered a number of easy-to-find bugs, giving the impression that Palm had put minimal effort into security, researchers from Intrepidus Group said in an advisory <http://intrepidusgroup.com/insight/2010/04/webos-examples-of-sms-delivered- injection-flaws/> published on Friday. The firm also published a video <http://intrepidusgroup.com/insight/webos/> demonstrating a Palm Pre being cracked via text message. The researchers demonstrated text messages being used to point the device's Web browser to a particular Web site, forcing the device to begin downloading a message and turning off the handset's radio, among other actions. http://www.zdnetasia.com/researchers-crack-palm-s-webos-via-text-message-620 62753.htm
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