Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE

mulaz writes with this excerpt from The Register: "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. Sent out as a WAP Push message, the update installs a Java file that one curious customer decided to take a closer look at, only to discover an application intended to intercept both email and text messages, sending a copy to an Etisalat server without the user being aware of anything beyond a slightly excessive battery drain."

Comments

it's a feature

[Anonymous Coward]

c'mon real time backup, can't beat that.

Re:It's one from column A OR one from B not both.

[gEvil (beta)]

" as well as crippling battery life." is not the same as "a slightly excessive battery drain."

It's slightly crippling?

Re:UAE - no surprise

[MRe_nl]

No, more along the lines of Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia...maybe.