Oct
01
2010

BlackBerry’s Encryption Hacked; Backups Now a Risk

GMGruman writes “InfoWorld blogger Martin Heller reveals that a Russian passcode-breaker developer has broken the encryption used in BlackBerry backups. That can help recover data when passwords are lost, but also gives data thieves access to a treasure trove of corporate secrets. And the developer boasts that it was easier to crack the BlackBerry encryption than it was to crack Apple’s iOS.”

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