security flaw

riprse · 31-07-2009, 5:49 AM

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk - iphone - Gizmodo
anybody seen this. they really need to fix this fast

g8tecrasher · 31-07-2009, 6:38 AM

Id imagine its fixed seen as everyone is on 3.0 these days and that was posted on the 27th of August last year

Desmo · 31-07-2009, 6:43 AM

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There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2

I'd guess it's already been fixed in 3?

riprse · 31-07-2009, 6:47 AM

Cool, just goes to show how upto date AOL's front page is then as this was on there today lol

*UEF* · 31-07-2009, 10:40 AM

There is another SMS-based one, but tbh, its not really anything to get worked up about.

BT@HOME · 31-07-2009, 10:47 AM

NOt sure about the 2008 one, but the one that is current is being talked about in many places BBC NEWS | Technology | Smartphones 'open to SMS attacks'

StevieDvd · 31-07-2009, 11:47 AM

On the free Metro paper it claims:

Hacking threat to every iPhone
Criminal could take control of every iPhone in thw world via text messages.
All they would have to do is send a string of text messages containing just one square character

Not a mention of any other phone. But that Apple had been informed 2 weeks ago and yet there's no patch yet.

Hmm, could this be Apple trying to release a jailbreak killer by getting everyone to panic upgrade!

*UEF* · 31-07-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieDvd

On the free Metro paper it claims:

Hacking threat to every iPhone
Criminal could take control of every iPhone in thw world via text messages.
All they would have to do is send a string of text messages containing just one square character

Not a mention of any other phone. But that Apple had been informed 2 weeks ago and yet there's no patch yet.

Hmm, could this be Apple trying to release a jailbreak killer by getting everyone to panic upgrade!

Apple wouldn't release a patch two weeks ago no matter how serious it was. The business of getting iphones upgraded around the world takes time and effort - they'll want to make sure that this is handled in 3.1 as much as any UI bugs are - making sure that ALL known issues are part of the new 300mb firmware file, not some.

StevieDvd · 31-07-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by UEF

Apple wouldn't release a patch two weeks ago no matter how serious it was. The business of getting iphones upgraded around the world takes time and effort - they'll want to make sure that this is handled in 3.1 as much as any UI bugs are - making sure that ALL known issues are part of the new 300mb firmware file, not some.

I think most of us here know that but the point the scaremongering journalist was making to the masses was that Apple had not bothered to do anything for such a 'serious' security issue - even after a whole 2 weeks!!

StevieDvd · 31-07-2009, 1:16 PM

According to the BBC Apple will release a fix this weekend.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Apple to fix iPhone security flaw

*UEF* · 31-07-2009, 1:30 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieDvd

I think most of us here know that but the point the scaremongering journalist was making to the masses was that Apple had not bothered to do anything for such a 'serious' security issue - even after a whole 2 weeks!!

What I'm saying is that it would probably end up in 3.1 due to the levels of effort involved in rolling out any sort of patch. Its not like WindowsUpdate where they can just roll it into next tuesday's 1mb updates

*UEF* · 31-07-2009, 1:31 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieDvd

According to the BBC Apple will release a fix this weekend.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Apple to fix iPhone security flaw

Wonder if that'll be 3.1 then - has been in beta for some time, would make sense for them to push it through now.

Remember still to only update when it's safe, jailbreakers. Keep an eye on Dev-Team Blog