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[ PRIVACY Forum ] RIM Recommends Users Disable JavaScript to Protect
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Fri Mar 18 08:33:31 2011
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:57:58 -0700
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Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:53:04 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: RIM Recommends Users Disable JavaScript to Protect BlackBerry OS
6 Handsets
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RIM Recommends Users Disable JavaScript to Protect BlackBerry OS 6 Handsets
March 16, 2011
By Michelle Megna
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) just issued a security advisory
urging BlackBerry users to disable JavaScript in browsers on handsets
running BlackBerry 6 to prevent exploits from a potential security
breach revealed at a recent security conference.
During the Pwn20wn hacker challenge at the CanSecWest conference last
week, the security vulnerability was exploited to hack into a
BlackBerry Torch 9800 smart phone to steal the contact list and image
database. The security soft spot exists in the WebKit browser engine
included in the BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system.
...
http://www.enterprisemobiletoday.com/features/security/article.php/3928381/RIM-Recommends-Users-Disable-JavaScript-to-Protect-BlackBerry-OS-6-Handsets.htm
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