Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 15, 2009 @08:20AM from the this-could-happen-in-$yourcountry-too dept.

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."

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it's a feature by Anonymous Coward · 2009-07-15 08:24 · Score: 3, Funny

c'mon real time backup, can't beat that.
Re:It's one from column A OR one from B not both. by gEvil+(beta) · 2009-07-15 08:28 · Score: 3, Funny

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

It's slightly crippling?

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