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Zibri doing everything he can to stay in the spotlight
Planet iPhones — ... The bug is located in the audio portion of Apples video format. Now here's where this story gets funny, Zibri claims he discovered the bug in July and sent an email to Steve Jobs and also applied for a job with Apple for "iPhone security engineer." He has yet to get a response to either. In the meantime Zibri has cashed in on Ziphone donations where at his peak making $10,000 per day and $4000.00 a month in advertising on his website. It sounds like someone is starving for attention. Read More..

Ziphone author demos iPhone crash to Forbes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Ziphone creator Piergiorgio Zambrini has discovered a bug with the iPhone that causes the phone to crash when it starts to play a specially-created video. Forbes.com recorded a demonstration. ...

iPhone Bug Crashes the Phone when Malicious Video is Played [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... Zambrini is trying to parley his iPhone hacking into a job at Apple, but so far he's not having much luck. He's released the technical info of this bug to Apple so they can fix it, but since he's done it the chances are good that someone else will be able to replicate it. Be careful out there, folks. It's a scary world. [Forbes] ...

iPhone Developer Demonstrates Audio Bug on iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... Zambrini praises Apple and Steve Jobs, but was determined to uncover all the glitches in Apple's software. The bug that Zambrini accidently found was in the audio portion of Apple's video format. The audio bug crashes the iPhone instantly. It doesn't permanently damage the device, but it does take the the iPhone's OS a couple of minutes to reboot. The bug, which lives in a shared code library, could potentially be used to crash versions of OS X and some variants of the Linux OS. Forbes.com has confirmed that the bug does crash the most current generation of iPhones. There ...

Potentially serious Apple security flaw found?
iPhone Buzz — ... Piergiorgio Zambrini, who many of you may know him as the creator of the Ziphone application, claims to have found what he believes to be one of the most wide-spread security holes in Apple’s product line. Zambrini has recently applied for a job as an iPhone security engineer at Apple. ...

Embedded video virus can kill Apple iPhone
Phones Review — ... of Apple iPhones, Apple iPods and Apple computers. Piergiorgio Zambrini, 38, states he could embed a virus into a video which would crash and Apple iPhone and force a reboot; this is the same guy who generated big news last year when his code unlocked the Apple iPhone. Security experts have said that hackers could use the virus to remotely kill Apple products; however Zambrini is apparently send the details to Apple so they can develop a patch. Source – Forbes ...

Potentially serious Apple security flaw found?
Top iPhone News — ... Piergiorgio Zambrini, who many of you may know him as the creator of the Ziphone application, claims to have found what he believes to be one of the most wide-spread security holes in Apple’s product line. Zambrini has recently applied for a job as an iPhone security engineer at Apple. ...

Video Kills the iPhone -- No Stars
iSmashPhone — ... that leads to a lengthy reboot.  iPods and Apple computers, which use the same code library, are similarly vulnerable. Interestingly, Zambrini's motives for showcasing the bug are far from malevolent; all he wants is a job with Apple, and actually applied for an iPhone security engineer position shortly after finding the bug.  So far, neither the House of Jobs' HR department -- much less its lawyers -- have come a'knocking. [Via Forbes] ...