iPhone users may be careful to keep their spendy gadgets locked in death grips on crowded subways and busses – but that doesn’t mean they’re safe. A new exploit uncovered by an independent security company and reported by the New York Times could compromise the device’s security using only a malicious Web page.
According to Independent Security Evaluators’ principal analyst Charles Miller, the hole can give outsiders complete control of the phone, allowing them to transfer files, browse through messages or even make calls. In a demonstration, Miller exposed his own iPhone by visiting a Web site he had rigged to exploit the security hole, which in turn swiped his messages, phone contacts and e-mail addresses.
