Hackers to Reveal iPhone Security Hole

[Zorathus]

Hackers suggest that you turn off your iPhone if you get a suspicious text message.


Earlier this month we learned about a critical security flaw has been found in the SMS system for the iPhone that could remotely crash the device with a single text message.

It's believed that the security hole could pave the way for an attacker to run malicious code on the iPhone that would allow it to access the GPS, microphone or internet connection.

The security bug is unusual for the iPhone as most applications on the device run inside their own sandboxes, which should restrict them from tapping into portions of the device that it shouldn't be accessible. But for one reason or another, the SMS function isn't as protected and could give an attacker root access.

The security experts have already shared their findings with Apple, but the company has yet to release a patch or even indicate that a patch is on the way.

Whether Apple is ready or not, Mac OS X security experts Charlie Miller and Colin Mulliner plan to reveal the security hole plan on Thursday at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas.

If Apple doesn't release a patch soon, iPhone users should be on guard against receiving a text message containing a single square character.

"This is serious. The only thing you can do to prevent it is turn off your phone," Miller told Forbes. "Someone could pretty quickly take over every iPhone in the world with this."

[GhostWalker]

update already fixed this a week back lol

[[GM]Scar]

Stupid iPhone.. Nokia Owns! 5800 FTW!

[GhostWalker]

Dont Hate us Nokia users , iphone is da Supaaa kewl phoneeee. Chicks dig it.
screw all other phones.. IPHONE FTW (especially the wobblelite app) hahahah use ur imagination and screw girls

[deadraizer]

Iphone surely luks kewl, bt there r sm models which rule Iphone in other areas

[Raphael]

Stupid iPhone.. Nokia Owns! 5800 FTW!

Everyone says that.
I use the iPhone and Naveen has a 5800 lol and ask him which one is betta? iPhone FTWWWW!! Anyday ... For Apple Rules!

[[GM]Scar]

http://www.tube5800.com/20-reasons-why- ... e/#more-52

Haha! What do you say now?

[deadraizer]

lolz, there must b 20 reasons y Iphone is better than 5800 too

[[GM]Scar]

lolz, there must b 20 reasons y Iphone is better than 5800 too

But Nokia is always better than Apple when it comes to Brand.

[alex]

Iphone does rock nyday.. Nokia cant match the 3G of Rogers.. And you get 6 Gigz of bandwidth only fr 20 bucks.. and moreover Iphone is way less expensive than nokia phones and thr are hell lotta apps for iphone especially like fring..
Assassin's Creed is also available on iphone
Only thing which i miss in Iphone is blackberry's Instant Messenger

[deadraizer]

c'mon, y r u discussing bout dis here? both r better den each other in sm or d other way, Ur arguements here aint gonna stop ne of those MNCs 4m earning loads of cash

[GhostWalker]

Iphone rox rox rox anyday, and the 3GS is tooo fast in terms of everything. Let it be web browsing, app loading, restart, app running too , and there are just unbelievable number of apps for the iphone. You can littreally find any app for the iphone now days.

Final verdict IPHONE ROXX, others SUXX

That list above for 20, some are wrong:

no. 6 point is false lol, cut paste is now available and apple has best bug fixes compared to any other company, lol u can also use any headphones and make ur own ringtone now for free.

It also says iphone has no video recording, but the new iphone has video recording and video editing also which just roxxxxxxxxx.

Says no fm available LOL!!!
there are more than 100 apps FREE for FM ans apps like Pandora(who needs fm if u have this)

No. 18 again wrong, new update fixed all that.

Price of new iphone is much much cheaper now with contract. 99$ only

And then he talks abt iphone pricing and units sold and profits. The guy sure needs a news FLASH!!
Recent reports showed that apple has made 32% more profit more than any other phone company in the world leaving nokia to 2nd place.

And he says Iphone killer again, this term has been used a Zillion times and all came to compete and collapsed!!
It was the apple who started the whole touch genre to phones and all started following it, no phone as of now is as popular as the iphone.

[[GM]Scar]

Its not about the Stupid Applications. If you want, I will create applications myself using Symbian C++. Not much of an issue. So, Applications is totally out of the question.

The question is about the Piece of the hardware.

Just ignore the Software part.. It can always change. You are all talking about the Software part.

Fring is also available for Symbian

[Raphael]

http://www.tube5800.com/20-reasons-why- ... e/#more-52

Haha! What do you say now?

Look at the name of the site. tube5800. bleh.
Go to tube iphone or something and you'll find why the iPhone owns over the 5800 anyday Lawl! xD

[rituel]

^^^^^ LOL......