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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:29 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by CNET News.com


Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money

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.

This is a screen shot of the SMS the hacked...

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Yesterday a Your iPhones been hacked because its really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now! on the screens of a large number ... - [11/03/2009 - ZDNet]
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According to The Register, a Dutch hacker threatened iPhone jailbreakers to abuse their unlocked handsets unless they pay him €5 ($7.30) The hack was possible ... - [11/03/2009 - textually.org]
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Hacker updates Apple iPhone jailbreak code - [11/03/2009 - Computerworld UK]
Extortionist targets jailbroken iPhones - [11/03/2009 - The Register]
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...page said. "But remember, the way I got access to your iPhone can be used by thousands of others--they can send text messages from your number (like I did), use it to call or record your calls, and actually whatever they want, even use it for 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."
Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money [CNET News.com - 11/03/2009]
"The technique is fairly trivial and could be done by anyone with even a modicum of networking know-how" the blog post warn...
Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money [CNET News.com - 11/03/2009]

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