A WEB SITE HAS pitched up that will automagically hack your Iphone or Ipod touch, just by logging on.
The site installs and launches a jail-breaking routine to get around the software locks which prevent users from installing third-party applications on Idevices.
The software apparently takes advantage of a vulnerability in the way that the Iphone handles Tiff image files, which exposes users to remote code execution.
Helpfully, the software patches the vulnerability, protecting users from future exploits.
The process will not remove the Sim-locks which link the iPhone to AT& T’s network, however.
That requires a separate piece of software….
PoliTech passed us a PC World link, noting that the newest version of OS X, Leopard, has already been adapted to run on a PC.
“The OSx86 Scene forum has released details of how Windows users can migrate to Apple’s new OS, without investing in new hardware — even though installing Leopard on an PC may be counter to Apple’s terms and conditions.
The forum is offering full instructions on how to install the system, including screenshots of the installation process.
Not all the features of Leopard function with the patch — Wi-Fi support, for example, is reportedly inoperable.
Historically, Apple’s likely next move will be to track down and act against those behind the hack.”
More information [Slashdot]
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It didn’t take long for someone to hack the first OpenSocial application. In fact, it took just 45 minutes.
A developer who goes by the alias “theharmonyguy” and describes himself as “just an amateur” claims to have compromised the RockYou OpenSocial application on Plaxo called emote (see the Plaxo blog for details on the application). Specifically, he claims to have added a number of emoticons to Plaxo VP Marketing John McCrea’s profile within 45 minutes of it launching.
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In an email, McCrea said he added all of the emoticons himself and his account doesn’t appear to be hacked. But when I asked theharmonyguy to hack my Plaxo account he did, within minutes, adding four quick emoticon messages such as “michael arrington is getting my bling on” and “michael arrington is w00t” (see image to left, none of those were added by me).
More information [TechCrunch]
