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SMS Hack Could Make iPhones Vulnerable

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the up-against-the-wall-and-spread-'em dept.

mhx writes "A single character sent by text message could allegedly compromise every iPhone released to date. The technique involves sending only one unusual text character or else a series of 'invisible' messages that confuse the phone and open the door to attack. Apple has not released any updates yet, so little can be done, except to power off your iPhone to avoid being hacked."

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  1. Good by bbhorrigan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Maybe they will crash enough Iphones so that people can start to utilize 3g without being bogged down by all those Iphone users, especially in the western part of the country!

  2. Re:Is this why they were distracting us yesterday? by plastick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was thinking the same thing myself!

  3. Beer summit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If I were Officer Crowley, I'd politely decline the President's invitation to be used as a political prop. Obama stepped in it on his own, let him try to walk it back on his own like a big boy. I love how the President has such a poor understanding of his own role that he feels the need to interject his own personality onto local law enforcement matters now. Huge ego + rapidly declining cult following + trying to distract from his disaster of a healthcare infomercial = teachable moment about humility for Obama.

    LOL, next time I say something to piss off my wife, I'll just tell her that I could have calibrated my words differently and offer her a beer, and everything will be okay. Seriously, who fucking says that? This guy isn't nuanced, he's a fucking robot. "BLEEP BLEEP BLOOP BLOOP I AM OBAMABOT VERSION 0.1. YOU WILL ALL WORSHIP ME NOW."

    1. Re:Beer summit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I'd like to smoke a joint or have a beer with Barack Obama.

      If he did something really rude that offended me, I think that a beer in the White House would be a pretty good way of making up for it.

      I get the feeling that most people would rather not have a beer with you.