iPhone: Security Predators Salivating
Like many devices (and windows itself) once popularity has entranced a market, there will be those looking to take advantage of it. Could you see something like the Slammer worm infesting iPhones propogating itself via MMS, BT and wifi?
In the week or so since the iPhone has been on the market, hackers have
- discovered the root password for the device, which is “Alpine”;
- found another password for the mobile user account, which is “Dottie”; and
- posted a workaround to the AT&T (NYSE: T) activation, so new owners can bypass AT&T’s fees — although they also bypass AT&T’s wireless connectivity, turning their new device into the world’s most expensive iPod.
The workaround, provided courtesy of “DVD Jon” is, at worst, a nuisance for AT&T and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) . The discovery of the two passwords, which cannot be changed since they are hard-coded into the machine, is a more serious matter.
“Once hackers are able to dissect the firmware, they can come up will all kinds of avenues to get to the iPhone’s kernel,” Paul Henry, vice president of technology evangelism for Secure Computing, told the E-Commerce Times.
Full Article at: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/wireless/58211.html
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