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Old 11-09-2009, 11:15 AM   #1
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Post Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone


"The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading "in the wild" in Australia."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8349905.stm
 
Old 11-11-2009, 02:19 AM   #2
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Interesting article, again I think it boils down to people doing something without fully understanding what they are doing. I would think anyone who has the brains to jail-break an embedded device like this, would at least change the default root password.
 
  


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