Anyone see this?

BlackBerry update bursting with spyware
Official snooping suspected in UAE

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.


Rest of the story can be found here: BlackBerry update bursting with spyware ? The Register

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AUTIGER92
Exchange\Blackberry Admin
4 - BES Servers (4.1.6), 3 Exchange Organizations,
~1800 BB Users, and a headache.
War Eagle!!

Saw it on BBF last week.

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Torch 9800 on BES 4.1.6 MR7, Exchange 2003, SQL 2005.
WES 2009-2010 Survivor

So Knotty, you're telling me that I'm slow? Oh, I see.

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AUTIGER92
Exchange\Blackberry Admin
4 - BES Servers (4.1.6), 3 Exchange Organizations,
~1800 BB Users, and a headache.
War Eagle!!

You said it knot me.

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Torch 9800 on BES 4.1.6 MR7, Exchange 2003, SQL 2005.
WES 2009-2010 Survivor

Yup. Etisalat?s BlackBerry patch designed for surveillance

I've got a blog post on it set to go tomorrow at 4am EDT.

That said, it wasn't a push; users needed to click on something in an sms message sent.

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We don't allow third party downloads, so shouldn't be an issue here.

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AUTIGER92
Exchange\Blackberry Admin
4 - BES Servers (4.1.6), 3 Exchange Organizations,
~1800 BB Users, and a headache.
War Eagle!!

... plus I'm betting you don't have too many users on Etisalat's network

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So very true.

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AUTIGER92
Exchange\Blackberry Admin
4 - BES Servers (4.1.6), 3 Exchange Organizations,
~1800 BB Users, and a headache.
War Eagle!!

and Etisalat / SS8 Software spying software - Port3101.org : Your BES Connection

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