tuaw.com - 11/4/2009
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Running a jailbroken iPhone has its risks, as a Dutch hacker has demonstrated . Specifically, he used a bit of port scanning to find jailbroken phones with SSH running in his native Netherlands. From there, he sent unsuspecting users a message that reads, "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's ...
arstechnica.com - 11/3/2009
gizmodo.com - 11/3/2009
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gizmodo.com —
Many of us have jailbroken our iPhones, but
did everyone remember to change the default root password?...
Those guilty of that oversight are vulnerable to the simple intrusion method this guy used to hold iPhones hostage in the Netherlands. Apparently ...
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Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 ...
engadget.com - 30 days ago
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engadget.com —
Jailbreaking an iPhone certainly brings many benefits ,
but it's also frought with some peril, as amply...
demonstrated by a Dutch hacker who decided to go snooping around for vulnerable jailbroken iPhones in the Netherlands. While he apparently ...
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Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and ...
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Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune
Engadget —
... allowed him to display a message saying "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now!" A noble gesture of a white hat hacker? Not exactly, 'cause that site demands €5 for the "fix" to let folks go back to using their phone securely -- or it did until the hacker apparently had a change of heart and posted the instructions for free, along with an apology for his misguided moneymaking scheme.
[Via TUAW] Filed under: Cellphones Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for ...
A good reason to change your “alpine” SSH password
Just Another iPhone Blog —
... Chances are you’ve never seen this screen on your jailbroken iPhone, but let’s do something to make sure you minimize the chances of it ever happening. TUAW and ...
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