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BlackBerry's Encryption Hacked; Backups Now a Risk

Posted by Soulskill on from the good-news-for-india dept.

GMGruman writes "InfoWorld blogger Martin Heller reveals that a Russian passcode-breaker developer has broken the encryption used in BlackBerry backups. That can help recover data when passwords are lost, but also gives data thieves access to a treasure trove of corporate secrets. And the developer boasts that it was easier to crack the BlackBerry encryption than it was to crack Apple's iOS."

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  1. No wonder it was easy to crack. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: -1, Troll

    All you have to do is to bribe a Dubai official and you will get all the keys that RIM handed over to them ostensibly to protect "security of the state".

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  2. Re:But... the playlists! by Rogerborg · · Score: 0, Troll

    The last digit of pi is "7". You can take my word for it, or prove me wrong.

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