Security Flaw Found That Allows Control of iPhone

Posted by Zonk on Sunday July 22, 2007 @11:05PM from the there's-always-a-catch dept.

i_like_spam writes "The NYTimes is running a story about an iPhone flaw that has been found and documented by researchers from Independent Security Evaluators. Attackers were able to gain full control of the iPhone either through WiFi or by visiting a website with malicious code. The exploit will be demonstrated at BlackHat on Aug. 2nd at 4:45pm. Until then, 'details on the vulnerability, but not a step-by-step guide to hacking the phone, can be found at www.exploitingiphone.com, which the researchers said would be unveiled today.'"

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Re:Stop waving that damn thing around by pzs · 2007-07-23 00:14 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Dude, I couldn't give a rusty f*** if somebody has "nicer things" than me. I have the cheapest phone available because, shock horror, I just want to use it to make calls and not to act as a mixture between a fashion accessory and an invitation to get mugged.

I have no problem with people paying top dollar for an over-hyped PDA. I just find the endless fanfare over this incremental advance extremely irritating.

Go ahead, mod me flamebait again. Stinking iPhone users, the lot of you.

Peter