Monday, November 9, 2009

…iPhone. iPhone Gets First Worm

If you’re an Australian and you’ve gone against Apple and jailbroken your iPhone, well, karma is coming to get you. There is a worm on the loose that at this point is only affecting Australian iPhone users. This one replaces the phone’s wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley.

The vector of attack is via the SSH application where the user has not changed the default password (more karma).

Experts say this likely is the first of many.

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