Thursday, November 30, 2006

"Cracking the BlackBerry with a $100 Key"

EWeek's article, "Cracking the BlackBerry with a $100 Key," describes how anyone could pay $100 and get a code signing key for the Blackberry that would allow them to create malware. The code signing key may be purchased with a prepaid credit card, which would break the train of trust. The article discusses several other attacks and potential problems.