Symantec has uncovered a new worm targeting jailbroken iPhones. Unlike the ikee worm that appeared earlier this month, this worm can be used to steal data.
– Researchers at Symantec have uncovered another worm aimed at jailbroken iPhones.
Like the well publicized ikee worm, the recent malware targets jailbroken iPhones running SSH and using the default password of ‘alpine. However, unlike ikee, which merely changed victims backgrounds to a picture of …
Though the ikee worm and other recent incidents have highlighted security risks facing users of jailbroken iPhones, the question remains: If you are using a jailbroken iPhone, just how insecure is it and what can you do about it?
– iPhone security has been
front and center the past two weeks, with much of the focus falling on
jailbroken devices.
Between the
ikee worm and the discovery of a tool that allows attackers to steal data
from jailbroken phones, some have wondered whether jailbroken
iPhones are inherently insec…
Researchers at Mac security firm Intego have uncovered a new tool hackers can use to steal data from jailbroken Apple iPhones. The tool leverages the same default password issue as the ikee worm targeting iPhone users in Australia.
– Security researchers have found a new tool targeting users of jailbroken iPhones.
On the heels of the discovery of a worm targeting jailbroken iPhones in Australia, security researchers at Intego now say they have detected a program known as iPhone/Privacy.A that hackers can use to swipe person…
