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“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones from receiving SMS/MMS
unwiredview.com - 12/31/2008
“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones from receiving SMS/MMS
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“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones from receiving SMS/MMS 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 ...
berlin.ccc.de - 12/31/2008
SMS/MMS Denial of Service - "Curse Of Silence" for Nokia S60 Phones
— berlin.ccc.de — Medium (for S60 2.8 and 3.1 devices): Target will not be able to receive any SMS or... MMS messages while the attack is ongoing. After that, only very limited message receiving is possible until the device is Factory Resetted. (more) SMS/MMS Denial of Service - "Curse Of Silence" for Nokia ...

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Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site
unwiredview.com - 12/28/2008
Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site
— unwiredview.com — Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site Fashioned from Nokia’s first touchscreen with a built-in... keypad hybrid, the Nokia 6708, the Nokia 6208c is now official on Nokia’s Chinese web site. This handset has been confirmed to be running Nokia’s ... (more) Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site

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The new Nokia 6208c
pressbulletinboard.nokia.com - 12/31/2008
The new Nokia 6208c
— pressbulletinboard.nokia.com — 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 ... (more) The new Nokia 6208c

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Newlaunches.com:  Nokia S60 Curse of Silence bug exposed

Celularis:  Problema de seguridad en SMSs de Nokia

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Nokia S60 Curse of Silence bug exposed
Newlaunches.com — ... The only way this problem is resolved is through Hard Resetting the phone, so if you have not yet backed up all your contacts, this could be your first and only sign. Via

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 ahora, es únicamente hacer un “factory reset” Lo ví en Unwired View y los datos completos están en este link, por las dudas… acepten un consejo y traten ...

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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 ...
‘Curse of Silence’ Bug Does Nasty Things to Nokia S60 Devices — IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis
The ‘Curse of Silence’. You read it right… No, not the ‘ Cone of Silence ‘… The ‘Curse of Silence’! My pal John over at MobileSyrup shot this over to me in my email this morning, and I was quite intrigued. What a great way to ring in the ...
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 ...