Torrin Leonard · 28d ago
BlackBerry's Maker Sued Its Own Co-op Student's Startup
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In 2010, Research In Motion sued Kik, a Waterloo startup run by a former RIM co-op student. Three years later, BlackBerry put BBM on the iPhone.
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BlackBerry
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BlackBerry's headquarters is in Waterloo.
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BlackBerry's headquarters is at 2200 University Ave. E in Waterloo. The company makes secure communications software and, through its QNX division, embedded software for vehicles and other devices.
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BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 24, 2026
BlackBerry reports strong Q2 earnings thanks to automotive software revenue jump
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Former handheld giant raises its fiscal outlook after surpassing its own expectations. The post BlackBerry reports strong Q2 earnings thanks to automotive software revenue jump first appeared on BetaKit.
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BlackBerry · 2d ago
Ad-Delivered Spyware Reached US and EU Government Networks, Raising the Stakes for Device and Browser Policy
Citizen Lab has confirmed the first zero-click mercenary spyware attack delivered through targeted ads, with Candiru spyware infecting at least 45 devices at an international news network.
BlackBerry · 2d ago
AI-Driven Supply Chain Attack Gained Privileged Cloud Access in Under Three Hours
Microsoft attributes the ConnectWise Cloud Backup compromise to Storm-0940, a China-state-aligned actor that used the agentic AI penetration-testing framework ARTEX against hundreds of organizations.
BlackBerry · 2d ago
Four Campaigns Show Communication Channels Have Become an Initial Access Vector
Attackers impersonating IT help desks and trusted contacts have used phone calls, enterprise chat, consumer messaging apps, and a device-linking prompt to reach staff directly.
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