macworld.com - 7/2/2009
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Apple is patching a serious SMS vulnerability in the iPhone, a security researcher said.
hothardware.com - 7/2/2009
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hothardware.com —
A chink in the iPhone 's armor? Say
it ain't so! During a presentation at the SyScan...
conference in Singapore, security researcher Charlie Miller made clear that there was a significant vulnerability in the iPhone's SMS system, a flaw that could "allow ...
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iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
tech.yahoo.com - 7/2/2009
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tech.yahoo.com —
is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that
could allow an attacker to remotely install and run...
unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via ...
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Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone by ...
engadget.com - 7/3/2009
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engadget.com —
Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually
surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug...
over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago , and now ...
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Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
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... An attacker could exploit a weakness in the way iPhones handle SMS (short message service) messages to do things like use GPS to track the phone's location, turn on the microphone for eavesdropping or take control of the device and add it to a botnet, Charlie Miller, co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook and principal security analyst at Independent Security Evaluators, said in a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore reported on by IDG News Service. ...
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db.tidbits.com 7/6/2009 — Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on iPhone -- Security researcher Charlie Miller has discovered a way to attack and control an iPhone using only SMS messages. Don't worry, the details aren't public yet, and Apple should have a patch soon. (Posted 2009-07-03)
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iHacker Charlie Discloses iPhone SMS Security Vulnerability
theiphoneblog.com 7/3/2009 —
In an ideal world, Mac and iPhone hacker Charlie Miller would discover vulnerabilities, inform Apple, and Apple would then patch them before they had any chance of being exploited “in the wild”.
Miller, however, prefers to keep ...
iPhone Vulnerability, Fix Coming on November 21st in Firmware 2.2?
macrumors.com 11/20/2008 — German publication Spiegel.de reports an newly announced iPhone vulnerability that can force a (potentially expensive) phone call to be made simply by visiting a webpage in Safari. The vulnerability was to be announced in ComputerBild on Monday bu...
Apple working to fix unreleased iPhone SMS exploit
appleinsider.com 7/3/2009 — Tipped off by a Mac OS X security expert, Apple is working to repair a serious security flaw in the iPhone's operating system one that could allow an attacker to track the phone's location via GPS, eavesdrop on conversations via the microphone, or ...
What are the top 20 iPhone travel apps? —
Apple Hot News 6/30/2009
Ever forget your hotel room number? Then Steve Casimiro (adventure.nationalgeographic.com) wants to tell you about Room. It’s one of the iPhone travel apps Casimiro has come to rely on as he roams the world for National Geographic Adventure magazine. ...
The 88 records “Love is the Thing” on iPhone —
Apple Hot News 7/1/2009
When inspiration struck, indie rock group The 88 used iPhone to record their new single Love is the Thing reports Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). “The band recorded directly into the iPhone’s built-in microphone,” Graham explains, using FourTrack ...
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