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18 Jul 2012, 10:04 AM | Post: #1

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Kindle Touch Security Vulnerability

It's slightly old news as it was first discovered back in May by some hackers on the Mobile Read forums, but now it is starting to gain some media attention.

Kindle Touch firmware version 5.1.0 added a new plugin framework for the built in web browser, and through this a maliciously coded website could effectively gain control of the Kindle Touch to access files and data as well as the 3G and Wi-Fi connection.

Amazon are apparently aware of this vulnerability but have not yet taken steps to close the loophole.

Our advice to Kindle Touch owners is to stick to browsing only reputable websites and downloading books from reputable sources for the time being. Also to turn off Wi-Fi when it is not being used.

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Mark Weinreb

24 Jul 2012, 02:25 PM | Post: #2

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RE: Kindle Touch Security Vulnerability

This post was last modified: 25 Jul 2012 08:47 AM by Mark Weinreb.

Amazon have just released version 5.1.2 for the Touch, which fixes a known bug in 5.1.0. So this vulnerability might have been closed.

Edited to remove reference to wi-fi mode, as I got confused on which Kindle introduced Aeroplane mode. It was only on the K4, right? Blush

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25 Jul 2012, 11:56 AM | Post: #3

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RE: Kindle Touch Security Vulnerability

(24 Jul 2012 02:25 PM)Mark Weinreb Wrote: Amazon have just released version 5.1.2 for the Touch, which fixes a known bug in 5.1.0. So this vulnerability might have been closed.

Edited to remove reference to wi-fi mode, as I got confused on which Kindle introduced Aeroplane mode. It was only on the K4, right?

Yes just the K4 at the moment

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