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iPhone Hacked In Under 60 Seconds Using Malicious Charger
DavidGilbert99 writes "Apple's iOs has been known as a bastion of security for many years, but three researchers have now shown iPhones and iPads can be hacked in just under 60 seconds using nothing more than a charger. OK, so it's not just a charger — but the Mactans charger does delete an official app (say Facebook) replacing it with an official-looking one which is actually malware which could access your contacts, messages, emails, phone calls and even capture your passwords. Apple says it will fix the flaw, but not until the release of iOS 7, the date of which hasn't been confirmed yet. So watch out for chargers left lying around ..."
(For less in the way of auto-playing video ads with sound, check out the Mac Observer's take, which concludes "[I]t's nifty that Apple is addressing the issue in iOS 7. We'd also like to see it fixed in iOS 6. Apple has historically seen iPhone users upgrade to the newest version iOS in staggeringly high numbers, but eliminating this problem across the board seems the wiser choice.")
How many Android handsets come with USB debugging enabled by default?
Oh, no! You have walked into the slavering fangs of a lurking grue!
Since when? iOS has had repeated and nearly constant flaws that have allowed for compromises both locally and remotely (via webpages). At this point it's such a given that this is mostly a non story.
I thought the RDF had dissipated, but I guess not.
Apple's iOs has been known as a bastion of security for many years
Uh, what? The fuck it has. Guess it just goes to show what a massive marketing campaign will do for your public image. The platform has never been any less hackable than the competition, especially when you're talking physical access to the device.