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Trojan takes a bite out of BlackBerry

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Your emails are encrypted, but what about exploiting your BlackBerry's network access? A simple game of tic-tac-toe, shown at Defcon this week, contained a Trojan which can attack via a BlackBerry into a corporate network. Research In Motion says protection is already available in its messaging server and that all mobile devices have such issues and reflect larger security trends.

For more on security:
- read this IDG News article