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Hackers show how Apple iPhone can be taken over by malicious text message |
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guardian.co.uk
A “serious memory corruption bug” in the iPhone can make it vulnerable to being taken over by a single specially-crafted text message, security researchers showed today.
So if you get a text message that consists of a square on your iPhone - perhaps you should worry. Or, much more likely, it’s a prank from a friend trying to freak you out.
The Black Hat conference in Las Vegas saw a demonstration by Collin Mulliner and Charlie Miller, who are independent security experts, who proved the weakness by taking control of an iPhone belonging to CNet’s Elinor Mills.
