First iPhone Worm Targets Jailbroken iPhones [WARNING]

Courtesy Mashable!  Sun, 11/08/2009 - 13:47

iphone_3gsIf you’ve got a jailbroken iPhone, listen up: a worm is reported to have broken out in Australia that targets owners who have not changed the default password after installing SSH.

The worm’s behavior is somewhat amusing: it changes your background to a photo of Rick Astley, then looks for other phones on the network to infect.

That said, the exploit could easily be used by hackers with malicious intent for more nefarious purposes. ...


 

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