Blackberry Phishing Flaw Fixed

October 1, 2009 by Kirin Knapp

Computers and cellphones alike having security holes here and there. There’s always some way to exploit the user. You just have to have someone who is familiar with the software and such they are trying to crack and they’re in. There’s a loophole for everything really.

The Blackberry had a flaw in its software that allowed phishers to target the users. The attacker would trick the Blackberry into thinking it’s being sent to a trusted website, when in reality the certificate does not actually match the website.

The now updated Blackberry can now detect when a site does not match its certificate. It finds the characters that are creating the problem, and notes when the information doesn’t match. Now, it will not let you go to the untrusted site.

To read even more about this, visit: Information Week: RIM Patches BlackBerry Phishing Flaw