Organizations that have installed BlackBerry servers behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacker attack, according to security researchers. Secure Computing is warning companies to prepare for security researcher Jesse D’Aguanno’s release of hacking code for the BlackBerry next week. The hacking program — called BBProxy — can be installed on a BlackBerry or sent as an e-mail attachment to an unsuspecting user. Once installed, BBProxy opens a back channel which can bypass an organization’s gateway security mechanisms.
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Exploit Code to Target BlackBerry Users
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 9, 2006 11:37 AMOrganizations that have installed BlackBerry servers behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacker attack, according to security researchers. Secure Computing is warning companies to prepare for security researcher Jesse D’Aguanno’s release of hacking code for the BlackBerry next week. The hacking program — called BBProxy — can be installed on a BlackBerry or sent as an e-mail attachment to an unsuspecting user. Once installed, BBProxy opens a back channel which can bypass an organization’s gateway security mechanisms.