Re: How did the RCMP crack BlackBerry's security?

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho (at) attrition.org>

On Fri, 13 Jun 2014, InfoSec News wrote:

: http://ottawacitizen.com/technology/internet/how-did-the-rcmp-crack-blackberrys-security
:
: By Vito Pilieci
: ottawacitizen.com
: June 12, 2014
:
: BlackBerry Ltd. has long held that its BlackBerry devices are among the most
: secure in the world, but it turns out the platform isn?t as bulletproof as
: many had been led to believe.

[..]

: PIN-to-PIN messages are encrypted with what is known as Triple Data 
Encryption
: Standard (DES) encryption technology, which is among the best in the world.

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