BlackBerry 10 exploit requires too "specific chain of events" to be serious, says Zscaler

Charlee Gothard
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Affects only BlackBerry Protect recovery service, and only on Z10

Fresh from yesterday's revelations about BlackBerry security holes discovered by GCHQ at 2009's G20 meetings, BlackBerry is fighting similar claims against its newest BlackBerry 10 platform. Bla...

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