RIM Recommends Users Disable JavaScript to Protect BlackBerry OS 6 Handsets
March 16, 2011 By Michelle Megna
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) just issued a security advisory urging BlackBerry users to disable JavaScript in browsers on handsets running BlackBerry 6 to prevent exploits from a potential security breach revealed at a recent security conference.
During the Pwn20wn hacker challenge at the CanSecWest conference last week, the security vulnerability was exploited to hack into a BlackBerry Torch 9800 smart phone to steal the contact list and image database. The security soft spot exists in the WebKit browser engine included in the BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system.
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