It came to light through the
nefarious antics of a hacker from the Netherlands that jailbroken iPhones were open to a simple exploitation that allowed the attacker to take control and read the files of the affected device.
Although the hacker didn't do any permanent damage to any devices, he demanded money to restore control to the owner before giving up on his illicit venture and informing the community how to block such exploits.
This weekend it seems the problems continue for unsecured modified devices, as Australian iPhone users have become the recipient of the first iPhone virus according to
Mashable.
This software worm, known as
ikee, is similarly non-destructive, though disturbingly brazen - changing the user's wallpaper to an image of '80s pop platter Rick Astley.
It's spread in the same manner, by exploiting unsecured SSH access, in which all iPhone's share the same root password as part of Apple's factory settings.
The only saving grace of locked handsets is that currently Apple has SSH access switched off, and any jailbroken users are urged to either switch SSH off when not in use or change the root and mobile passwords.
The
ikee virus has so far attacked a range of IP addresses in Australia, though hushed reports are filtering through that some Japanese iPhones have also been affected.
hegiel | 9 November 2009
oh my, really? What a lame...
What about attachment saving, dowloading from safari, multiicon moving, and a lot more essential tweaks?
Just change yor root password and thats all.
Or maybe better not use any system on any computer because there are a lot of viruses...
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