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Old 07-30-2009, 08:09 PM
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WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

So a well known Mac hacker earlier this month claimed to have found an SMS exploit that would let an attacker take over iPhones with a series a text messages. Details of the flaw will be released Thursday at the Blackhat security convention in Las Vegas.
And not content to panic just the cool kids' table, Windows Mobile is now thrown into the loop. [via neowin]
Miller also claims he has found a bug in Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices that that allows complete remote control of the device. Miller discovered the bug last Monday and it's currently un-patched by Microsoft. It's not clear whether Miller plans to unveil full details of the Windows Mobile bug tomorrow or limited details until Microsoft has been made aware.
So there you have it. We're at FUD Level Orange on this one. Certainly a serious security flaw on an iPhone could be patched relatively quickly, but patching a Windows Mobile device, well, it's not like there's some automagical button that'll suck down updates from the mothership. On the other hand, we're not going to panic before panic's due. Stay tuned.


Originally posted at WMExperts

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This may only be an issue for GSM phones as stated in this article They say:

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Turns out things are pretty serious across most GSM-type phones.
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

Maybe this'll birth the one day Microsoft puts windows update mobile to use.
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

We can only dream...
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Old 07-30-2009, 10:40 PM
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

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We can only dream...
Kinda sucks for most everyone using a custom ROM, as most custom ROMs have Windows Update removed.lol

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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

Maybe because it's useless? lol

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You can add Windows update if you cook in the kitchen...
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

are they possibly talking about the same tec that Phone Creeper uses. i believe the creator of phone creeper is also working on an anti-phone creeper, so if the bug mentioned in the article and the tec in Phone creeper ARE one in the same, then we (as a community) are already working on a fix.
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

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are they possibly talking about the same tec that Phone Creeper uses. i believe the creator of phone creeper is also working on an anti-phone creeper, so if the bug mentioned in the article and the tec in Phone creeper ARE one in the same, then we (as a community) are already working on a fix.
I don't see what the relationship is at all. The link you posted requires you to install an application that processes the SMS. If a hacker can convince you to install an app then they can basically control anything on your WinMo phone and have no need to exploit an SMS bug to take control of your phone.
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

Just like the old e-mail bug, MS could at least make a patch that we can download ourselves.

It would be nice if MS offers a patch BEFORE exploit code is made public or before someone actually tries to take advantage of the hole.
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Re: WM Could Be At Same SMS Risk As iPhone!

Ha! good call on picking att only apple!!!! hahahahahaha
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