Thu 28 Aug 2008
iPhoner beware - Locking not safe at all
Posted by Bashar under Apple, Technology
Just in case you were looking the other way, I thought of sharing this piece of news I read. A recently discovered SERIOUS security hole in the iPhone software would allow, according to the news source, access to your address book, e-mail, text and voice messages. Regardless of how many people actually DO lock their phones, the simplicity of the hack is what concerns me most:
1- Click Emergency Call Button
2- Double Click Home Button
Favorites menu shows up! I am not an iPhone owner, but no one on Engadget seems to be denying it. One guy did suggest a temporarily workaround till a fix is released for it:
“This is an issue with 2.0.1 as well. Re configure the home button double tap to go to the home screen and you will be fine till apple fixes this. — Sent from my handheld device” JacindaQeneus
UPDATE: If the issue wasn’t serious, I guess we won’t be hearing Apple already working on a fix for it for next software update.
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August 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Yes, but it only gives you access to the favorites list to dial and nothing more.
August 28th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
thats insane!
August 28th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Big Deal.. how many people do u know use a code to lock their iphones.
Much ado about nothing..
August 28th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
MS: No, the favorites list apparently gives access then to your address book, emails, text and voice messages.
Ansam: You are a sane (and brave) person to say so :)
DeRed: As I said, it’s the simplicity of the hack that concerns me more than how many people use the lock really. Besides, what about the people who really want to lock? Those people probably have sensitive data, and they do care about it. You can’t deny how stupid it is to have such a hack when the user expects his phone to be safe.
How many people use it is irrelevant to how secure it should be.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
lol shda3wa :-)
August 29th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Not good. Not good at all. Hopefully till I get the iPhone this will be fixed.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Ansam: Yeah, keeping away from fanboyism
MacaholiQ8: It will be fixed, but with new update, so you will need to wait for hacked update not official one.
August 30th, 2008 at 9:50 am
lol ok!!