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Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune
Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune
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 didn't actually swipe personal information or ...
Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5
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Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability [IPhone]
Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security ...
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 ... (more) Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 ...
Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
tuaw.com — 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 ... (more) Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
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iPhone J.D. — ... Here is yet another reason that I have not used a jailbreak utility to hack my iPhone.  Engadget reports that a Dutch hacker found a way to locate jail-broken iPhones in the Netherlands and display a message demanding money. ...

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