Jailbroken iPhones exposed to second worm, this time malicious

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Gadgets & Tech, iPhone, smartphone | November 23rd, 2009

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.

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Jailbroken iPhones exposed to second worm, this time malicious