Hacker Takes Control of iPhones, Requests Ransom
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A clever hacker seized jailbroken iPhones and requested money via PayPal.
A hacker in the Netherlands supposedly took control of several jailbroken iPhones on T-Mobile Netherlands and asked for ransom, according to a post in . Users were unaware of the wireless siege until the hacker sent fake SMS text massages, claiming that the devices were unsecure. To solve the problem, the iPhone users were directed to a website and told to pay a fee via PayPal to restore security.
"Right now, I can access all your files," the warning read. "This message won't disappear until your iPhone's secure." According to a translation by , the hacker used port scanning to identify the jailbroken iPhones with SSH running. Apparently enabling SSH is a common practice with jailbroken iPhones, enabling users to log in via Terminal and execute UNIX commands. However, iPhones have a default root password that many jailbreakers forget to change.
Once the hacker gained access, he replaced the wallpaper with a fake SMS message. Upon visiting the website, frightened users are required to shell out €5 to a PayPal account and receive instructions on how to secure the device. Evidently, the instructions weren't exactly technical: it only required the end-user to restore the device to its original factory settings.
Currently the URL provided in the message leads to a page indicating that the site was reported for spam or phishing abuse, and has been deactivated. However, the original website offered a "scare tactic," saying it was fine if the end-user didn't pay, however thousands of other hackers would do the same thing.
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thank you for the great info!
"to restore the device to its original factory settings."
amazing!
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rofl give an idiot technology they dont understand and people who do understand it make them look like idiots ...so has been the way of things since the invention of the wheel
Damm I hate those Iphones always something it seems like ill stick to my crackberry but thanks for the info For sure to change the password hay?
Please, when showing old info, be sure you place the right text !!.
The hacker had made the websiteadvise free, so no one has not longer to pay for it.
why did he make it free? because he got busted? and now your saying he is a really nice person?