Comments on: Some HTC Handsets Including the Thunderbolt had a WiFi Security Issue, May Have Already Been Fixed

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0000

Fixing it and not disclosing it as a problem would be shady, and unlike some companies, HTC admits when they’re at fault.

By: Tice891

Tice891 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:57:00 +0000

I had to return my thunderbolt just 16 days ago inexplicable the WI-FI just stopped working, and could not be fixed even after letting the pros look at it. I was forced to receive a refurbished phone through the mail.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:00 +0000

It’s always like this. Researchers get fame and also a bullet mark in their resume. Many even make it public after giving companies a very short peroid to provide a fix as an “encouragement” to fix it faster.

Companies also need to do public damage control once a researcher decides to publicize the security hole.

By: Matthew Rosidivito

Matthew Rosidivito — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Your roomates sister-in-law is a prostitute. Edit: Oh, a Benz? Pornstar.

By: Matthew Rosidivito

Matthew Rosidivito — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000

When are manufactures going to realize that they should just stay in hardware and leave the software to Google? Nobody ever bought a Thunderbolt or a Sensation because it had Sense on it.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:46:00 +0000

@Michael_NM:disqus ..my roomate's sister-in-law made $9,145 last month. she works on the internet and drives a Mercedes-Benz R172. All she did was get lucky and follow the information you can find here..nipp.me/bfl

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:33:00 +0000

i know that. i mean, why would HTC or these security guys risk people being exposed, if no one else knew about the issue besides them. based on the articles i’ve read about this, only they knew. you’d think the smart decision would be to fix it asap and go about your day.

you know someone’s out there right now working on an app that’ll take advantage of this for people who didn’t get the update or chose not to update. and it would be because they’re being informed publicly about it now.

By: Hank Godwin

Hank Godwin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Because HTC wasn’t the one to find and release said bug to the public. Per the source article:

“Researchers Chris Hessing and Bret Jordan found that any Android application on an affected HTC handset with the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission would be able to call upon the .toString() command in the WifiConfiguration class to view all credentials of a Wi-Fi network.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:18:00 +0000

HTC must have some serious internal communication problems if it’s going to take a week for them to provide a list of “secure” phones.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +0000

yeah, but from what i’ve read there have been no apps that took advantage of this, even google scanned the market. so what i mean is, if it’s been determined that no one else was aware of this issue, why not just let it go by without telling the public, and then include the fix in the next device update and roll it out as soon as possible?

as of right now, there could be phones that haven’t yet received a fix, and then ones that did where the people just don’t update their phones. without saying something like “it’s their own damn fault”.. why expose them by releasing it publicly, I mean? i know a bunch of people who don’t know how to update their apps in the market, let alone the OS.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +0000

my point would stand for samsung, motorola, or anyone having security issues like this. jerkoff say what?

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000

You’re right, this is so much worse than any problems Samsung or Motorola have had… At least the phone functions…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:59:00 +0000

So people know their information may be at risk. Psn waited a week before they even announced the breach and the fact that people credit cards may have been compromised.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:00 +0000

So in other words Sense still sucks and Sense is a Security risk. Go go AOSP FTW!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000

why make this public if they’re not ready to say who may still be affected? in fact, why make this public at all? why not just fix it and push it under the rug? is it so the guys who found it can get a pat on the back?