gizmodo.com - 11/3/2009
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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 all that it took to terrify many Dutch iPhone ...
arstechnica.com - 11/3/2009
tuaw.com - 11/4/2009
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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 ...
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Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
engadget.com - 11/6/2009
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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 Held Jailbroken iPhones Hostage Via Security Vulnerability
The iPhone Blog —
... their hacking activities! I can assure you, I have no intention of harming you or whatever, but, some hackers do! It’s just my advice to secure your phone.
Like promised, no harm was done or will be done. It turns out the hacker just wanted to teach people a simple lesson – change your root passwords and disable SSH. He’s even been nice enough to post directions on how to make sure your jailbroken iPhone is not at risk.
[Via Gizmodo]
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How to Change Your iPhone Root Password
iPhone Download Blog —
You may have heard the story a few days ago of a hacker who took a few iPhone owners hostages andpretty much blackmailed them into paying a fee.
For those of you who don’t know the story, here is a quick summary, courtesy of Gizmodo.
Apparently all that it took to terrify many Dutch iPhone users was a “trivial” port scanning technique and “a modicum of networking know-how.” After the hacker gained access to the jailbroken phones with unchanged root passwords and SSH enabled, he sent the pictured message which led to a ...
Hacker Wants to Hijack Your iPhone. Here is How to Prevent it
iPhone Download Blog —
You may have heard the story a few days ago of a hacker who took a few iPhone owners hostages andpretty much blackmailed them into paying a fee.
For those of you who don’t know the story, here is a quick summary, courtesy of Gizmodo.
Apparently all that it took to terrify many Dutch iPhone users was a “trivial” port scanning technique and “a modicum of networking know-how.” After the hacker gained access to the jailbroken phones with unchanged root passwords and SSH enabled, he sent the pictured message which led to a ...
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