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Russian Software Company Says Its App Can Crack BlackBerry Security

Posted by timothy on from the put-down-that-wrench dept.

AZA43 leaps into the ranks of accepted submitters, writing "Russian security software vendor Elcomsoft has released an app that it claims can determine BlackBerry handheld passwords. The software supposedly hacks the BlackBerry password via an advanced handheld security setting that's meant to encrypt data stored on a user's memory card. And a hacker doesn't even need to have the BlackBerry to determine a password, just the media card."

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  1. Do Russians contribute anything useful? by Beelzebud · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It seems like the only time I read about anything Russians do with computer tech, it involves botnets, stealing passwords, and ripping off peoples bank accounts. Are there any Russians that contribute something positive to the world of software?

    1. Re:Do Russians contribute anything useful? by ripdajacker · · Score: 3, Insightful

      One might view the testing and breaking of security as a valuable contribution. How else will companies like RIM learn?