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Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money
news.cnet.com - 30 days ago
Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money
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A hacker in The Netherlands broke into some jailbroken iPhones and sent text messages to the owners asking them to pay to find out how to secure their phones, according to postings in a Dutch forum called Tweakers.net . This is a screen shot of the SMS the hacked iPhone ...  ...
arstechnica.com - 11/3/2009
Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5
— arstechnica.com — Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5 (more) Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5
Comments vote down Gizmodo found this 11/3/2009found this
Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability [IPhone]
gizmodo.com - 11/3/2009
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 ...

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Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
tuaw.com - 11/4/2009
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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Apple Seeks New Security Head As Exploits Increase
Cult of Mac — Apple Seeks New Security Head As Exploits Increase 11:29 am, November 6th, 2009, Ed Sutherland With hackers feasting on the iPhone, Apple appears to be looking for a new sheriff. The Cupertino, Calif. company is advertising for an “iPhone Security Manager” passionate about understanding security exploits. The move may be aimed at the latest round of jailbreak software released on the Internet. Appearing Oct. 16 on Apple’s Web site, the ad seeks “a very technical and hands-on leader, someone with a passion for understanding security exploits and coming up with innovative methods to create secure platforms.” The chief goal for the new security chief: to “set the roadmap ...

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