Unofficial patch for Treo vulnerability loosed
By Darren Murph | February 18, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
If you’ve been a bit paranoid of late after hearing that a blatant security hole was found in the now-deceased Palm OS, help has unofficially arrived. Reportedly discovered by Symantec, the vulnerability entailed a hole that allowed the operating system’s Find functionality to be accessed even when the device was set to Locked, allowing ill-willed hackers to sift through text message history, calendar entries, tasks, etc. The hole had been confirmed on the Treo 650, 680, and 700p, but now users of the handsets can rest a bit easier after applying this patch. As expected, the update simply disables the Find feature, which essentially closes off the last remaining security loophole and protects prying eyes from seeing that backlog of steamy Valentine’s Day texts. So if you’re looking to unofficially patch things up with your Palm, be sure to hit the read link and get that install completed, but we’re not the ones to come crying to if something goes awry.
[Via PalmInfoCenter]
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