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iPhone Root Password Hacked in Three Days

unPlugged-2.0 writes "An Australian developer blog writes that the iPhone root password has already been cracked. The story outlines the procedure but doesn't give the actual password. According to the story: 'The information came from an an official Apple iPhone restore image. The archive contains two .dmg disk images: a password encrypted system image and an unencrypted user image. By delving into the unencrypted image inquisitive hackers were able to discover that all iPhones ship with predefined passwords to the accounts 'mobile' and 'root', the last of which being the name of the privileged administration account on UNIX based systems.' Though interesting, it doesn't seem as though the password is good for anything. The article theorizes it may be left over from development work, or could have been included to create a 'false trail' for hackers."

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  1. Re:Prediction... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Haha...oh yeah, the iPhone is a real "fiasco"...shut the fuck up, faggot.

  2. Re:Prediction... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He's just an anti-apple fanboy wishful thinking.

  3. Re:Not that big a deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thanks for showing us that you don't know what "it" is. Since you're probably a mac user, you probably would have no interest in "it" anyway. If you happen to have any straight acquaintances, you might ask them about it.

  4. Re:Prediction... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Fact of the matter is, Apple jehadis are in a class of their own. Queuing to get a device of questionable merit is the typical expected behavior of the imac-ipod-iphone owning iFaggots.

    Apple could collect organic waste from septic tanks, and there will be a stampede of these degenerates who'll not only buy it, but then go online and crow in detail about how good the shit actually tastes.