BlackBerry denies intercept passwords - De Morgen

Edited by: editor – 07/19/13, 10u36 – Source: Tweakers.net

Company responds to messages that BlackBerry 10 password email to secretly own database sends

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dm UPDATE BlackBerry credentials would allow users to bring in their mails on their smartphone forwarded to your own server, before making the mail server. The company indicates that the data are only used for the configuration of the account.

German blog Knowledge Brings Fear struck at a test an IP address of the BlackBerry in the logs when setting up an email account. The discovery was confirmed by Heise.de.

Intelligence?
According to the blog BlackBerry sends the credentials unencrypted to the server unless the server is set mandatory encryption or you choose the settings on the camera for ‘advanced’. Therefore, the data may be intercepted suspected BlackBerry records data so secret services to benefit from. Use by attackers.

Heise.de In several countries had already credentials of other BlackBerry users hand, including in Saudi Arabia

Company denies
The company denies that now with the following message:. “BlackBerrys Discovery Service uses credentials imported to communicate and connect with the mail server. This process user is arranged to simplify making BlackBerry can configure. The credentials of the various options for server names, ports, protocols and server options installation only be used when setting up an account and BlackBerry does not store user names and passwords. This process is described in the conditions that you accept when he started using the device. Users can use the Discovery Service bypass using the ‘Advanced configuration option ‘and so manually give all required server configuration information. “

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