BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team Responds to Elcomsoft Brute Force Password Attack
I received a copy of this email that RIM has been sending out to customers about the brute force passwords attack Elcomsoft has announced for BlackBerry media cards. We told you earlier this month that practically any offline password system devoid of hardware protection is vulnerable to a brute force password guessing attack and how…
Russian Hackers Discover The Obvious – Weak BlackBerry Passwords Can Be Brute Forced
I remember when I was a kid I discovered that those amazing Master Locks could be “Hacked” if you had enough time on your hands to guess passwords. A Russian firm Elcomsoft has made a business model out of doing just that. They perform attacks called “Brute Force Attacks” which essentially means guessing every…