hackaday.com - 12/30/2008
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[Tobias Engel] released a serious Nokia vulnerability today . By using a specially crafted SMS message, you can block the recipient from getting any future SMS messages. The attacker changes their Protocol Identifier to “Internet Electronic Mail” and then uses any email address ...
pressbulletinboard.nokia.com - 12/31/2008
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In an event held today in Nanjing Nokia
unveiled the Nokia 6208c, a new pen input device...
which caters for a number of different customers, specifically those in China. The touch screen on the 6208c is optimized to write Chinese characters and messages ...
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The new Nokia 6208c
en.apa.az - 12/30/2008
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Home > World > CIS Nokia phones with
the portrait of Stalin begins to sell in Moscow...
[ 30 Dec 2008 13:18 ] Moscow–APA. Nokia mobile phones with the image of Joseph Stalin appeared in the sale in Moscow shops, APA reports. The cost of such phones, ...
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unwiredview.com - 12/31/2008
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A serious vulnerability for Nokia phones has been
unveiled today which blocks all incoming messages, whether it...
be in the form of SMS or MMS. It is considered to be a “Remote SMS/MMS Denial of Service” and is called the “Curse Of ...
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“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones ...
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“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones from receiving SMS/MMS
Unwired View —
... 11 messages.
Who would’ve thought such a vulnerability actually exists? One day, you might wake up not being able to receive any messages on your phone, without knowing that it’s not because of any hardware or software defect, but because of this exploit. A video demonstrating the “Curse of Silence” is available below:
Curse of Silence via Hack a day
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'Curse of Silence' exploit squelches inbound SMS/MMS to Nokia S60 devices
Engadget —
... receiving capabilities, while 2.6 and 3.0 devices will go completely mum after just one attack. In both cases a factory reset is required to fix it, and he says there is no other known workaround for the user. We don't imagine this being a pervasive issue, but if you've got any tech-savvy enemies or malevolent pranksters in your life, you've been warned. Video demonstration is after the break, or hit up the read link to see if your device is among those listed at risk. [Via Hack a Day] Read - Vulnerability Advisory Read - F-Secure Verification ...
'Curse of Silence' exploit squelches inbound SMS/MMS to Nokia S60 devices
Engadget Mobile —
... receiving capabilities, while 2.6 and 3.0 devices will go completely mum after just one attack. In both cases a factory reset is required to fix it, and he says there is no other known workaround for the user. We don't imagine this being a pervasive issue, but if you've got any tech-savvy enemies or malevolent pranksters in your life, you've been warned. Video demonstration is after the break, or hit up the read link to see if your device is among those listed at risk. [Via Hack a Day] Read - Vulnerability Advisory Read - F-Secure Verification ...
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Problema de seguridad en SMSs de Nokia —
Celularis
Es bastante preocupante que, de una manera relativamente simple sea posible deshabilitar en un Nokia la posibilidad de recibir SMSs y MMSs . Antes que nada aclaro que la técnica es simple, pero la gente de Nokia y las operadoras ya recibieron estos datos para buscar una solución que, por ...
Video: Nokia S60 handsets blocked by Curse of Silence bug —
Phones Review
The is a bug doing the rounds that gives Nokia S60 devices the “Curse of Silence,” whereby a hacker sends the Nokia S60 handset a unique SMS message containing a 32 character email address.
When the target Nokia S60 handset receives the SMS message it rejects all incoming text messages and ...
Nokia S60 Curse of Silence bug exposed —
Newlaunches.com
The next time you notice that your S60-running Nokia phone isn’t receiving SMS or MMS for a complete day beware, your phone could be infected with a unique bug aptly named the ‘curse of silence’ It’s designed to infect the S60 series of Nokia phones. The bug hijacks the phone through a tweaked ...
Curse Of Silence Exploit On Nokia S60 Phones —
Ubergizmo
There has been a serious vulnerability that has been discovered on Nokia S60 phones that actually blocks all incoming messages, be it SMS or MMS. This is touted to be a "Remote SMS/MMS Denial of Service" and has also been dubbed the Curse of Silence. This exploit can be carried out simply by ...
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