Experts Warn That Blackberry Users: Blackberry Also Face Security Risks - Blackberry, Cell Phone

IPhone The security vulnerability has been surprised by us

, but in another big brand BlackBerry body, also found serious security problems. Recent Veracode research laboratories TylerShields Bianxiang CNET editors demonstrate exploits for blackberry, some written with his own attack code to the CNET site editor, then edit from their own

Mobile In the form of text messages on his BlackBerry to send the exploit code, so can control his BlackBerry phone's contact list to send messages to the editor's mailbox; the same way some other attack code to send you can control the BlackBerry to send off messages they sent to the attacker's mailbox.

Moreover, the use of these exploits, the attacker can even see the phone call records, spy on others for this cell phone text messages sent by the content, use of mobile phones

GPS Function of real-time location and so on BlackBerry, and even the phone's microphone can secretly open, monitor and record each other's remarks. Shields said: "We only available to BlackBerry using the RIM developers to use the API, we can easily write code for such attacks."

He would have written these programs is called "TXSBBSpy", and has already released the source code of these attacks, he said: "I just want to demo it for you to prepare the ease of mobile phone spy software."

Shields, said: "TXSBBSpy phone data can be stolen, its theft of ways to steal data in real time, can also be a way to take a snapshot of the screen shots of information stored, after the successful theft of data, you can control your phone by SMS or

Electronic E-mail means the network Service Converts the information sent. "

However, for entry into force of these spyware attacks on the software, you must first install the phone in the other attack program. This can be sent to targeted e-mail or text message with a link to achieve, or the legal procedures can camouflage that cheat the user to download and install.

These attacks and the risk of software security experts NicolasSeriot Switzerland last Wednesday's iPhone presentation than can be said to be comparable spyware.

Shields said: "Most mobile platforms are vulnerable to this type of attack." But he said the design of the BlackBerry platform's security more, so the ability to prevent such attacks will be slightly stronger than some, such as BlackBerry users can to set the phone to limit program can read a paragraph of data types.

However, most smart phone users is on the phone either does not understand the security risks, or is insensitive to these security risks, according to relevant survey, only 23% of smartphone users have installed on your phone security software.

Addition to that Apple should devote more efforts to rectify AppStroe application, Online Shop, he also said that BlackBerry users have to download their own applications and more vigilant about setting the permissions: "it is best not to rush the user select 'I confidence in this application 'option, which makes these procedures on the user complete control of private information. "BlackBerry users should enter the" option "

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And into the application security configuration options of the application to set the appropriate permissions, it will bring the leakage of private information may reduce to a minimum.

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