Tag archive: SSH

Security and utility software firm Intego says it has uncovered the first malicious malware to attack jailbroken iPhones—and it uses the same SSH vulnerability that powers the rickrolling worm that emerged in Australia earlier this week. Except this new malware—which Intego is dubbed “iPhone/Privacy.A” enables attackers to grab email, contacts, photos, and any other data stored on a compromised device. According to… Read More

iPhone fans may remember some of Apple's doom-and-gloom warnings about using jailbroken iPhones in order to install unapproved applications or use the devices on operators who were not Apple-approved iPhone partners. Something about security? Maybe personal details and data being at risk? Well, now it's happened: the first worm for the iPhone has apparently emerged in Australia, and it does something potentially much more damaging… Read More