1. takeo's Avatar
    According to heise.de, the most read German IT source (and one of the most read in the world) the 10.0 OS on Z10 has a serious security hole. IT-News, c't, iX, Technology Review, Telepolis | heise online

    Using BB protect and an app that catches the "recovery password" link, the hacker can unlock every BlackBerry etc.

    Basically it's a security hole in BB protect, not the OS itself. Every OS above 10.0.10.648 should not have the problem they say.

    Blackberry has already acknowledged that the problem exists.
    06-17-13 01:00 PM
  2. dpeters11's Avatar
    I'm not sure I'd call it a big security hole. The attacker would either need physical access, or the device would need to have wifi file access turned on, with the same password as the device. It certainly was a problem that needed fixed, but as security vulnerabilities go for smartphones these days, not too bad.

    KB34458-BSRT-2013-006 Vulnerability in BlackBerry Protect impacts BlackBerry Z10 smartphone software
    06-17-13 09:50 PM

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