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Is Your Blackberry a Hacker's Back Door?
Blackberries, derided as "crackberries" for their addictive qualities, may also be a crack in your company's IT armor. A program to be released this week highlights the potential risks.
Helen Shaw - CFO.com | US
August 8, 2006
BlackBerry is in the news again. This time, the buzz surrounds a soon-to-be-released hacking program aimed at the tool. But don't worry. Like the threatened shutdown of Blackberries this past winter, this new threat may do little more than highlight the ubiquity of the devices.
The program, BBProxy, created by Jesse D'Aguanno, a director at security research firm Praetorian Global, demonstrates how an attacker could use the BlackBerry to attack a company's internal network. BBProxy, which D'Aguanno presented recently at Defcon, a computer hacker conference in Las Vegas, is scheduled to be posted on the Praetorian Global Web site this week. The intent is educational rather than malicious, he explains.
http://memeburn.com/2011/07/microsoft-and-skype-set-to-allow-backdoor-eavesdropping/
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Lawful Interception means that government agencies can, without your permission, begin tracking your Skype conversations. Calls can be covertly recorded and used against you in any circumstance. It is legal, it is frightening and it is coming to a voice over IP application near you.
I understand where Microsoft is coming from. They are obliged, by law, to provide some sort of tracking tool for the authorities who require these specific services. The US law, set by CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act), states that all telecommunications operators must enable their hardware and software for surveillance tracking. What is hard to understand is why Microsoft is so willing to open up its software for backdoor exploits. This creates a situation which welcomes exploits and willingly turns your computer into a revolving door for hackers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023924/London-riots-2011-BlackBerry-Messenger-shut-unbelievable.html
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Created 10:34 PM on 8th August 2011
There were calls today to shut down the BlackBerry Messenger service which is thought to have played a key role in helping mobilise looters involved in the riots across London.
Mike Butcher, a technology journalist and digital adviser to Boris Johnson, said it was 'unbelievable' that the BBM service had not been disabled.
Messages on the service, along with posts on Twitter, helped spread the locations of riots like wildfire and brought hordes of teenagers together to attack neighbourhoods throughout the weeke
http://www.firstpost.com/tech/day-3-shutdown-blackberry-becoming-a-joke-105513.html
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BlackBerry is fast turning into a joke. For the third day running, many users in India are unable to receive e-mail or use BlackBerry Messenger. So-called BlackBerry smartphones have turned dumber than the cheapest devices available on the market as all frustrated users can do is call or turn to SMS.
RIM in a statement said: “The messaging and browsing delays being experienced by BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina were caused by a core switch failure within RIM’s infrastructure. Although the system is designed to failover to a back-up switch, the failover did not function as previously tested. As a result, a large backlog of data was generated and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and we will continue to keep you informed.”
The program, BBProxy, created by Jesse D'Aguanno, a director at security research firm Praetorian Global, demonstrates how an attacker could use the BlackBerry to attack a company's internal network. BBProxy, which D'Aguanno presented recently at Defcon, a computer hacker conference in Las Vegas, is scheduled to be posted on the Praetorian Global Web site this week. The intent is educational rather than malicious, he explains.
http://memeburn.com/2011/07/microsoft-and-skype-set-to-allow-backdoor-eavesdropping/
Excerpt:
Lawful Interception means that government agencies can, without your permission, begin tracking your Skype conversations. Calls can be covertly recorded and used against you in any circumstance. It is legal, it is frightening and it is coming to a voice over IP application near you.
I understand where Microsoft is coming from. They are obliged, by law, to provide some sort of tracking tool for the authorities who require these specific services. The US law, set by CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act), states that all telecommunications operators must enable their hardware and software for surveillance tracking. What is hard to understand is why Microsoft is so willing to open up its software for backdoor exploits. This creates a situation which welcomes exploits and willingly turns your computer into a revolving door for hackers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023924/London-riots-2011-BlackBerry-Messenger-shut-unbelievable.html
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'It's unbelievable BlackBerry Messenger hasn't been shut down': Mayor's aide calls for ban on riot 'tool'
- Technology adviser to Boris Johnson likens BBM service to 'text-messaging with steroids'.
- BBM messages reveal chilling looter plans to arm themselves and cause havoc
Created 10:34 PM on 8th August 2011
There were calls today to shut down the BlackBerry Messenger service which is thought to have played a key role in helping mobilise looters involved in the riots across London.
Mike Butcher, a technology journalist and digital adviser to Boris Johnson, said it was 'unbelievable' that the BBM service had not been disabled.
Messages on the service, along with posts on Twitter, helped spread the locations of riots like wildfire and brought hordes of teenagers together to attack neighbourhoods throughout the weeke
http://www.firstpost.com/tech/day-3-shutdown-blackberry-becoming-a-joke-105513.html
Excerpt:
BlackBerry is fast turning into a joke. For the third day running, many users in India are unable to receive e-mail or use BlackBerry Messenger. So-called BlackBerry smartphones have turned dumber than the cheapest devices available on the market as all frustrated users can do is call or turn to SMS.
RIM in a statement said: “The messaging and browsing delays being experienced by BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina were caused by a core switch failure within RIM’s infrastructure. Although the system is designed to failover to a back-up switch, the failover did not function as previously tested. As a result, a large backlog of data was generated and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and we will continue to keep you informed.”
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