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- 11-11-15 09:00 AMLike 2
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- diegoneiRetired Mod & AmbassadorYou have heard of Google, I suppose...
Super-secure Blackphone gets rooted in under five minutes | TechRadar
As for the assumption that Blackphone got hacked so Priv will get hacked, please... Different phones, different companies, different approaches. One got hacked in 5 minutes, the other is still on the 'can it be hacked' state. Speaks volumes, if you ask me.11-11-15 09:21 AMLike 16 - 11-11-15 09:34 AMLike 1
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Althought to me rooting isn't very concerning because you need to have the device with you. I would be more worried about remote hacking wich I believe is secure at the moment.
Time will tellMecca EL likes this.11-11-15 09:37 AMLike 1 - So far, only the initial incarnation of the Blackphone was hacked. It was quickly patched, and I haven't heard that it was successfully hacked again. The Blackphone 2 has been out for a couple of months and there's no news that it's been hacked yet.
And you know someone has been trying.
Posted via CB10DJM626 likes this.11-11-15 10:11 AMLike 1 - So far, only the initial incarnation of the Blackphone was hacked. It was quickly patched, and I haven't heard that it was successfully hacked again. The Blackphone 2 has been out for a couple of months and there's no news that it's been hacked yet.
And you know someone has been trying.
Posted via CB1011-11-15 10:13 AMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesYou have heard of Google, I suppose...
Super-secure Blackphone gets rooted in under five minutes | TechRadar
As for the assumption that Blackphone got hacked so Priv will get hacked, please... Different phones, different companies, different approaches. One got hacked in 5 minutes, the other is still on the 'can it be hacked' state. Speaks volumes, if you ask me.Mecca EL likes this.11-11-15 10:14 AMLike 1 - That's irrelevant because we don't know if someone tried to hack the second one. Did anyone hack the "Palm Pre"? never heard of, but also never heard of someone trying.
I don't believe that there's a single "un-rootable" phone. Yes, some phones can be much harder that others, but I believe that given enough will and a good hacker, everything is rootable.Mecca EL likes this.11-11-15 10:23 AMLike 1 -
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- diegoneiRetired Mod & Ambassador
Your logic is still lacking. The argument that they hacked the Blackphone, therefore they will hack the Priv does not hold (By no means, I am not saying it can't be done. I don't know that. I am saying his argument is not logical).
Rooting on itself only means a security breach if the user is prone to installing crap from all places (Ha! That's like ALL USERS!). That's not what converns BlackBerry or their investors (or naysayers).
If the device gets rooted, than the company behind it has done a poor job at keeping the OS at root level safe. That could indeed lead to all sorts of issues, including remote hacking (since, you know, ports will be open and security will be breached).
Rotting isn't an issue if your device is with you? Keep thinking that.11-11-15 12:53 PMLike 0 - You have heard of Google, I suppose...
Super-secure Blackphone gets rooted in under five minutes | TechRadar
As for the assumption that Blackphone got hacked so Priv will get hacked, please... Different phones, different companies, different approaches. One got hacked in 5 minutes, the other is still on the 'can it be hacked' state. Speaks volumes, if you ask me.
Blackphone goes to Def Con and gets hacked?sort of | Ars Technica
Sawyer's Blackphone hack was in many ways already moot by the time he demonstrated it. In part, it relied on an already-patched problem in Blackphone�s remote wipe software, which Sawyer hadn�t downloaded�mostly because he bought the phone at Def Con and didn�t want to do anything over the Wi-Fi at the conference.
In a conversation with Ars, Sawyer said that the hack required three vulnerabilities in all�one that is a lower-threat vulnerability to a wide range of Android-based devices and has not yet been fully disclosed. Additionally, he said, the rooting of the Blackphone required that the attacker:
have physical access to the phone and connect it to a computer via USB,
configure the phone against Blackphone�s set-up recommendations,
not install encryption on the device,
ignore an unknown application source warning, and
have the phone�s PIN code.
In other words, to hack the Blackphone, the hacker would have to have either obtained it from a very na�ve user or bought the phone himself.diegonei likes this.11-11-15 01:08 PMLike 1 - No. Not really. They could have exctly the same hardware and it would not matter. It's all about what each company has done to the sooftware.
Your logic is still lacking. The argument that they hacked the Blackphone, therefore they will hack the Priv does not hold (By no means, I am not saying it can't be done. I don't know that. I am saying his argument is not logical).
We can agree on this to some extent.
Rooting on itself only means a security breach if the user is prone to installing crap from all places (Ha! That's like ALL USERS!). That's not what converns BlackBerry or their investors (or naysayers).
If the device gets rooted, than the company behind it has done a poor job at keeping the OS at root level safe. That could indeed lead to all sorts of issues, including remote hacking (since, you know, ports will be open and security will be breached).
Rotting isn't an issue if your device is with you? Keep thinking that.
There has to be a way to get under the skin of a device somehow, even if it's only Blackberry that knows it at the moment.11-11-15 01:44 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesThat's irrelevant because we don't know if someone tried to hack the second one. Did anyone hack the "Palm Pre"? never heard of, but also never heard of someone trying.
I don't believe that there's a single "un-rootable" phone. Yes, some phones can be much harder that others, but I believe that given enough will and a good hacker, everything is rootable.
But I agree, rooting isn't necessarily a security breach.diegonei likes this.11-11-15 02:22 PMLike 1 - you forgot, almost the same software and hardware. I bet 1000$ that if someone talented really wants it, they can put iOS in a Priv. I've see hacking stories that seem a lot more impressive than hacking a phone.
Althought to me rooting isn't very concerning because you need to have the device with you. I would be more worried about remote hacking wich I believe is secure at the moment.
Time will tell
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Posted via CB1011-11-15 03:05 PMLike 3 - you forgot, almost the same software and hardware. I bet 1000$ that if someone talented really wants it, they can put iOS in a Priv. I've see hacking stories that seem a lot more impressive than hacking a phone.
Althought to me rooting isn't very concerning because you need to have the device with you. I would be more worried about remote hacking wich I believe is secure at the moment.
Time will tellkbz1960 likes this.11-11-15 03:41 PMLike 1
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