UNjailbroken iPhones Not As Safe As Thought

By SRASC at 9 December, 2009, 7:33 pm

Slashdot reported last week on research published by Swiss iPhone developer Nicolas Seriot about security holes in unjailbroken – that’s UNjailbroken – iPhones that could potentially compromise email accounts, browser history and even keytaps held in cache. The closed and unmodifiable nature of the stock iPhone OS means that malware could be carried by any [...]

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Malicious worm attacks, steals data from jailbroken iPhones

By Aaron Besson at 23 November, 2009, 10:33 am

iPhones with modified software could be vulnerable to a new, malicious worm that can allow remote access and control without the owner’s knowledge or permission.
It is estimated that hundreds of users are currently affected by a worm that targets users of “jailbroken” iPhones who live in the Netherlands and use the bank ING Direct. But [...]

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