ZAZ: and probably even without third party apps.

Once you started transitioning the things from radio phones to computing devices that utilize a phone application.

...yeah it was doomed

So you mean I shouldn't have installed the Kazaa and BonziBuddy apps for my phone?

Truly amazing. Friend writes an App, that He and I install on our blackberries and now his blackberry can be "controlled" by me remotely....

I don't find that too amazing actually. Any device/computer that you can install third party apps is susceptible to such. Nothing truly revolutionary here.

Here i thought it was going to be some unknown exploit not a commentary about potential social engineering getting people to load software on the device/computer.

/doesn't matter if it's a palm, windows, mac, linux, iPhone or a blackberry, the exploit is the person loading the software. nothing new here.

But I really wanted more smileys.

If only Blackberry had a closed and regulated app system to protect its users from the dangerous world.

Smarshmallow: If only Blackberry had a closed and regulated app system to protect its users from the dangerous world.

where the app writer could slip a fake phishy banking app to?

loonatic112358: where the app writer could slip a fake phishy banking app to?

impossible.

A lot of it has to do with default app permissions, as well.

Nothing on my BB has permissions it doesn't need. I could install this "spyware" app without even looking at it and it would be useless.

It doesn't take a lot of effort.

Smarshmallow: loonatic112358: where the app writer could slip a fake phishy banking app to?

impossible.

happened with the Android app store

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loonatic112358: happened with the Android app store

Then clearly, the protective hug was not tight enough.

I am still anxiously awaiting news of the huge number of iPhones that have been compromised. Given the huge number of apps downloaded, i will go out on a limb and say quite a few.

toetag: I don't find that too amazing actually. Any device/computer that you can install third party apps is susceptible to such. Nothing truly revolutionary here.

Here i thought it was going to be some unknown exploit not a commentary about potential social engineering getting people to load software on the device/computer.

/doesn't matter if it's a palm, windows, mac, linux, iPhone or a blackberry, the exploit is the person loading the software. nothing new here.

I always thought the security of Blackberrys came from their ability to use PGP more so than any inherent protection built into them.

Aaaand welcome to the strength of the Apple App Store.

Oh great, now they're going to know how much solitaire I play in the shiatter.

Shoulda installed Linux and not touched Exchange

That's a Trojan, not Spyware. More precisely, it's a remote control library compiled into a Trojan and installed via social engineering. At least Google's Android Market tells you exactly what permissions the app is requesting before you install it.

Hmm... why does this screen saver need access to my contacts list and SMS functions?

Where's the "Likely" tag when you need it?

Purity Of Essence: Where's the "Likely" tag when you need it?

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Smarshmallow: Then clearly, the protective hug was not tight enough.

Blanket security?

Once the malware is installed on a device, it's generally game over. The difficult part is stopping it getting there.