Dutch hacker holds jailbroken iPhones "hostage" for €5
Infinite Loop —
Though jailbreaking an iPhone certainly opens up opportunities to add functionality that Apple doesn't approve of, it can also make an iPhone less secure. Several Dutch iPhone users found that out the hard way after a hacker attacked a number of vulnerable phones on T-mobile Netherlands and tried to extort €5 from them. It appears one enterprising Dutch hacker used port scanning to identify jailbroken iPhones on T-mobile Netherlands with SSH running. Enabling SSH is a common procedure for jailbroken iPhones, allowing a user to log in via Terminal and run standard UNIX ...
Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... 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 really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now! Right now, I can access all your files." ...
Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money
iPhone Atlas —
... 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. ...
Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money
CNET News - Apple —
... 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. ...
Hacker Holds Dutch iPhones for Petty Ransom
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Displayed in the screenshot to the right, the hacker’s security message contained a URL directing iPhone owners to send money to a PayPal account. The directions have since been removed, as the site appears to have been reported to the internet service provider. ...
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