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Crashing A Nokia Phone Via SMS
Atryn writes "An article at the Register reports that a recent Black Hat conference presenter demonstrated how to crash Nokia cell phones using malformed headers in SMS messaging protocols. Though the SIM card can be recovered by moving to a new phone, this is perhaps an interesting preview of security issues as data goes wireless." Of course, when you live in the US, where your wireless services are about eight years behind the curve, this is less of an issue. *grin*
I remeber the days when a phone was actually used to call with, damn i feel old now...
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once the nokia Netbsd port is done, we'll be able to protect our phones using ipf (or maybe even a pf port, if the ipf license still isn't to your liking) and should be fine.
-f
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So I guess the HandSpring Visor GSM phone I have with GSM service via Voicestream dosen't exist???
I thought nokia phones already shipped worms out-of-the-box.
I mean, look at this logo on a nokia phone. As soon as you see this logo on a phone, you know trouble is coming. I think it is some sort of curse :)
Btw, if you actually want this logo, go here.
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It's time to code firewalls
Wireless devices had had this stuff for years, except they're called "concretewalls".
If you open yourself to the foo, You and foo become one.
This is exactly why these new phone PDAs worry me. You've only got to have a copy of Outlook Express running and your phone will call everyone in your Address Book or send them frisky messages.
Though my grandma might like to receive 'How are you sexy legs?', I'm not sure my boss would be quite as accepting.. (and if he is, I should quit)
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"This phone has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down...if the problem persists, please call the vendor"....
Hahahahahaha...{sniff}....hehehe.
What is with the Grey screen of death comment being modded as overrated?
Geez, you'd think you would have to be rated first.
Maybe that should be submitted as a bug?
You can't fix the moderators who do that kind of stuff (maybe spayed or neutered) but can you fix the system?
Oh, well, don't worry, be happy..la la laaa
Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
Those farking bastards! Who do they think they are, making Nokia phones so buggy! Why do they have to include Web access that no one wants/uses anyway?? I'll never use a Nokia phone again! Please, fellow Slashdotters, I urge you to boycott Nokia!
Bring back the old tin cans connected by string I say...
I once crashed my friend's Alcatel One Touch Easy by flooding his phone from mtnsms.com...
Nevrar
Remember, Canada is not the United States. That is, of course contrary to popular belief.
That guy has disclosed a circunvention device to break one of our "top secret" products. Let's create a RIAA (based on phone companies) and bring the guy to court!
... WE GOT YOU!
Maybe he will face up to 25 years!
But, hey! wait...
Soon all the devices will have the enforced SSSCA so no need for that. The big companies will control every single piece of hardware and using the DMCA it will be ilegal to try to hack it... so
Start praying.
NokiaMan