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  • Jailbroken iPhones exposed to second worm, this time malicious

    Jailbroken iPhones exposed to second worm, this time malicious

    As inevitable as the sun rising in the East and setting in the West, an innocuous iPhone worm has been transformed into a malicious bank details-stealing virus. The second recorded iPhone infection operates on exactly the same principles as the first, as it targets jailbroken handsets with SSH installed, but this time adds the ability for the hacker to remotely control and access the phone. By throwing up a purported ING Direct login page, he (or she, or they) can collect your online banking credentials and, presumably, all the cash they are supposed to protect. Presently isolated within the Netherlands, this outbreak may spread further still, as it is capable of infecting other jailbroken iPhones on the same WiFi network.

    Jailbroken iPhones exposed to second worm, this time malicious originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • How to Destroy a Hard Drive? Blend It

    How to Destroy a Hard Drive? Blend It

    Erasing a hard drive. How do you do it? For home use, you don’t need to worry, but when you’re selling a computer, you really don’t want your information to stay on there in any form. I don’t care about the porn so much, but I do worry about bank details and my secret (and [...]

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