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Platform specific download statistics for the BlackBerry

I looked at the statistics for the number of downloads of Kisses, that I had today.  It was interesting to see the different types of Operating System versions or Platforms that were indeed downloading the tool.  Over all, I had 3051 downloads for a period of about 6 weeks.  I started writing applications that I [...]

BlackBerry QRCodes – A look inside

So I was curious about what the new BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 QRCodes actually contained.  More than that, I was curious to find out if someone can inject weird characters and make the handhled do weird things.  So the first thing I did was get a hold of my own QRCode.  Then I grabbed a copy [...]

I’m speaking at Hack In The Box 2009!

I just got confirmation that my talk on BlackBerry related spyware and lawful interception is accepted for this years Hack In The Box conference in Malaysia! W00t!  I’m quite excited because for one, its the first time I’ll speak at Hack In The Box, and second, HITB has featured some of the best and brightest [...]

A hacker’s creed?

So I thought I’d take a stab at it.  Was inspired by a tweet Tom Brennan made about Weld Pond’s laptop.  You don’t need to tell me that I geeked out, I already know that.  Here goes: This is my Mac. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My Mac is my [...]

Malicious PDF files and embedding

A look at whether malicious PDFs will execute JavaScript or visit URLs as easily on Mac OS X as they do on Windows.

Teh First Post

Welcome to the Chirsashi Security blog! As is evident, this is teh first post. Setting up WordPress and all that sort of thing, nothing much to write in this one.