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Title: iphone= ruined. Post by: Aske on July 30, 2009, 06:21:28 PM http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/28/hackers-iphone-apple-technology-security-hackers.html
Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: Uisce Beatha on July 30, 2009, 08:44:44 PM Vulnerability identified != Exploit implemented but Apple security stories are so ****y and headline worthy. Although the standard Cupertino say nothing reaction to identified issues always bugs me. Probably the same guys who are in charge of App Store approvals. Now that the knowledge is "in the wild" I suspect we'll see a patch soon.
Hopefully it will be forthcoming before someone spawns SkyNet on my cell phone and persuades my toaster to attack city hall. Or I'll switch to Android.... wait... or WinMob... wait... Blackberry, yeah, Blackberry. Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: Aske on July 30, 2009, 08:49:36 PM Vulnerability identified != Exploit implemented but Apple security stories are so ****y and headline worthy. Although the standard Cupertino say nothing reaction to identified issues always bugs me. Probably the same guys who are in charge of App Store approvals. Now that the knowledge is "in the wild" I suspect we'll see a patch soon. Hopefully it will be forthcoming before someone spawns SkyNet on my cell phone and persuades my toaster to attack city hall. Or I'll switch to Android.... wait... or WinMob... wait... Blackberry, yeah, Blackberry. LOL, I know. Just trolling a bit. But if Apple wants to be taken seriously in this market, they better get the patch out. That's all Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: gleek on July 30, 2009, 08:59:45 PM Vulnerability identified != Exploit implemented but Apple security stories are so ****y and headline worthy. Stories like this are ****y only because of the myth that Apple engineers are infallible and put out invulnerable software. The reality is that even if every iPhone in existence goes out of commission for a day or three, the world will still hum right along. It's not like it's a virus that could affect 90% of the world's PCs. ;D Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: Uisce Beatha on July 30, 2009, 09:04:06 PM It's not like it's a virus that could affect 90% of the world's PCs. ;D Some would say that's already been done. [sm_shock] But I'm with this guy (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-115). Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: spacey on July 30, 2009, 09:10:55 PM Is it just me or does this story read like something out of Marvel Comics? Which dastardly villain escaped from Arkham Asylum to perpetrate this?
Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: Uisce Beatha on July 30, 2009, 09:15:19 PM Which dastardly villain escaped from Arkham Asylum to perpetrate this? Take your pick. Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: gleek on July 30, 2009, 09:35:12 PM Wow! Most of those guys look like Woz clones. I wonder what the combined net worth of those dorks is.
Title: Re: iphone= ruined. Post by: Uisce Beatha on July 31, 2009, 03:02:29 PM Update available.
More on the vulnerability - http://usedandenthused.com/?p=54 Seems you have to be a 28 moran to be caught out by this one. Still, it was a ****y story... Apple iPhone SMS Exploit Imminent!!! Android and Windows Mobile also affected. ::) |