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Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago , and now -- thanks to OS X security expert Charlie ...
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iphonejtag.blogspot.com — Yes, this is what you've all been waiting for. A jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS . And... it's awesome. To get started right now, go to purplera1n.com . Download it. Make sure you have windows(but not 7), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with ... (more) On the iPhone
iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
hothardware.com — A chink in the iPhone 's armor? Say it ain't so! During a presentation at the SyScan... conference in Singapore, security researcher Charlie Miller made clear that there was a significant vulnerability in the iPhone's SMS system, a flaw that could "allow ... (more) iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone by PC World: Yahoo! Tech
tech.yahoo.com — is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run... unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via ... (more) Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone by  ...
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Apple iPhone SMS vulnerability hack: Will patch fix problem
Phones Review — ... the phone that which is sent by SMS over a mobile operators network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, you can even turn on the phones microphone to listen in on conversations, or force the phone to join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet. The vulnerability in detail is expected in to be disclosed in full at the Black Hat conference, but Apple are confident they will have the matter all patched up by the end of the month. Source - engadgetmobile.com ...

SMS vulnerability on iPhone to be revealed today, still isn't patched
Engadget — ... Remember that alleged SMS-based security hole on the iPhone allowing evil-doers to execute arbitrary code and do all sorts of nasty crap like create an army of mobile zombies ready and willing to execute a DoS attack? The guy who found it, security expert Charlie Miller, said that he'd reveal the details of it at Black Hat -- and Black Hat's this week. Sure enough, Miller and his cohorts plan to unleash details of the hack today, and while they claim they informed Apple of the problem over a month ago, Cupertino's yet to make a move. We'd stop short of suggesting iPhone owners ...

SMS vulnerability on iPhone
textually.org — ... Remember that alleged SMS-based security hole on the iPhone allowing evil-doers to execute arbitrary code and do all sorts of nasty crap like create an army of mobile zombies ready and willing to execute a DoS attack? The guy who found it, security expert Charlie Miller, said that he'd reveal the details of it at Black Hat -- and Black Hat's this week. ...

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