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Meet Two Security Researchers Apple Hates (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the my-exploits-are-better-than-yours dept.

This video is a half-hour speech given by Dino Dai Zovi and Charlie Miller, two people Apple corporately hates because of their success in finding security holes in Apple operating systems and software. Both Charlie and Dino have been mentioned on Slashdot before and probably will be again. This is a chance to see how they sound and look in person, talking to a small "by invitation only" group. They have a book to push, too: The iOS Hacker's Handbook. (Please note that this book is supposed to help you secure iOS and iOS apps, not exploit security holes in them.)

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  1. Re:Silly and inflammatory by Cutting_Crew · · Score: 4, Informative

    well Charlie did get banned from the app store for 1 year for finding a security hole. Perhaps they dont hate him but they got pretty miffed at him.

  2. Hate? by cultiv8 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Is that why Apple gave them free early-release copies of OS X Lion and invited them to test?

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  3. Re:Silly and inflammatory by aristotle-dude · · Score: 5, Informative

    well Charlie did get banned from the app store for 1 year for finding a security hole. Perhaps they dont hate him but they got pretty miffed at him.

    No, he was banned because he deliberately violated the terms of the appstore by creating a tool that collected end user information instead of disclosing the issue to apple.

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  4. Re:Silly and inflammatory by jo_ham · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually he got banned for breaking the store terms and conditions, not for discovering a security hole.

    The headline is just linkbait - Apple does not hate people who discover security holes in its software, it's quite the opposite. They take time to mention and thank people who find specific bugs in their security update notes and have been doing for many years when they close that particular hole.

  5. Talk about a stupid headline... by arkane1234 · · Score: 5, Informative

    That headline is pretty damned stupid. It's like the stuff I've seen before on internet scams

    "Doctors hate this bodybuilder - see how he keeps growing 20 lbs of muscle per week!"
    "The U.S. Government hates this guy - see how one guy never pays taxes!"
    "Women hate this doctor - find out how to get any women you want by taking this new secret pill!"

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  6. Re:Silly and inflammatory by thoughtlover · · Score: 5, Informative

    I found this:

    Dr. Miller admits to being banned from the Google app store as well. In fact Miller's wife was also recently denied a developer account by the Google Play Store.

    here: http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/438/1/

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