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Title: Hacker sneaks into jailbroken iPhones, demands ransom fee Post by: Alex on November 03, 2009, 12:46:44 PM Hacker sneaks into jailbroken iPhones, demands ransom fee
Apple's iPhone is rather popular for a few reasons, and one of those is 'jailbreaking'; that is, freeing your device from Apple's limitations and installing any software desired. However, it's not all good news, as a hacker has recently broken into some phones and demanded a ransom. The hacker broke into a few unwary Dutch iPhone users' phones, after they made the mistake of leaving their SSH password default, as initially discovered in this thread (in Dutch). According to Ars Technica, the hacker then sent SMS messages from the phones in question stating, "You iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked [link seems to have been taken down now] and secure your iPhone right now! Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/RED_ef54Y0E/hacker-sneaks-into-jailbroken-iphones-demands-ransom-fee |