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Old 07-20-2009, 09:57 AM
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Default Blackberry spyware -- Anyone Seen it?

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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Saw it on BBF last week.
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So Knotty, you're telling me that I'm slow? Oh, I see.

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You said it knot me.
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Old 07-20-2009, 03:06 PM
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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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We don't allow third party downloads, so shouldn't be an issue here.
... plus I'm betting you don't have too many users on Etisalat's network
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... plus I'm betting you don't have too many users on Etisalat's network
So very true.
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