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Podcast: Nokia S40 hack - interview with the man who discovered Nokia Java vulnerability

Wednesday 13 August 2008 12:40
Nokia 6500 classic: One of many phones running the S40 platform

Nokia S40 hack: Cliff Saran interviews the security researcher who discovered the Nokia and Java vulnerability

In this interview Adam Gowdiak, founder and chief executive officer of Polish security start-up, Security Explorations, speaks to Cliff Saran about the holes he uncovered in the Nokia Series 40 platform, used in numerous handsets. The security flaw in S40, combined with weak security in Mobile Java, could allow hackers to take control of a phone's functions without the user's consent.