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RIM Confirms That Etisalat BlackBerry Update Was Indeed SpyWare

July 21, 2009 by Robb Dunewood 5 Comments

Last week UAE-based telecom firm Etisalat pushed out an update to its 145,000 BlackBerry users claiming that it would improve performance.  It turns out, however, that the “performance update” actually was a telecommunications surveillance application produced by the U.S. based firm SS8, which describes itself as a provider of “lawful electronic intercept and surveillance solutions“.

Research in Motion put out a statement saying that the update was not authorized, developed, or tested by RIM.

Etisalat appears to have distributed a telecommunications surveillance application… independent sources have concluded that it is possible that the installed software could then enable unauthorised access to private or confidential information stored on the user’s smartphone.

RIM has also created a Registration App Remover the will remove the Etisalat update.  You can get more information about it here.

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  1. The Rock says

    July 21, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    THIS is why RIM should grab back control over their devices and allow only trusted, tested app’s download from RIM BB APP World onto their smartphones. THIS is why “leaked” OS updates should not be the norm, and that timely OS updates should be pushed out directly from RIM, not from service providers or other 3rd parties.

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/etisalat-blackberry-update-was-indeed-spyware-rim-provides-a-so/

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