November 24, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The internet has been ablaze with reports of jailbroken iPhones being infested with worms. The exploit takes advantage of unwitting jailbreakers who install OpenSSH on their iPhones via Cydia without taking into account all of the impacts on security. The most notable, and now famous, hole in this theory is that every iPhone ships with the same default password for both the all-powerful “root” user as well as the more-restricted “mobile” user.
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November 16, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

As you guys may know there has been a lot of talk about this worm going around for people over in Australia. This worm changes your iphone’s wallpaper if using winterboard. The one on the left is the image that is used as a wallpaper/background and the one on the right is the image that is used when your on a phone call.

The only way your iphone can be infected is if you have open ssh installed and you haven’t changed your default ssh password. To sum it all up this is how it got spread, you can also read more to see the full interview on the creator and his thoughts

• Worm creator connects to wireless network with infected iphone
• You or someone else connects to same wireless network and you have openssh installed and default pass
• The worm gets into your iphone from worm creator and you know have the worm
• You leave without knowing of the worm and connect to another wireless network with your infected iphone
• Someone else that has openssh installed with default pass connects to same wireless network and get infected
• The process keeps going and going..

Be safe everyone and change your default password.

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November 09, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

For the last few days, some jailbroken iPhone users have found their home screen background a little different than they remembered. A hacker, going by the name “ikee,” created a worm that changes the home screen background on jailbroken iPhones whose owners failed to change the default password after installing SSH. Simply jailbreaking your iPhone will not make you vulnerable to this sort of hack. The iPhone OS, in general, is also immune to this hack. Still confused? Let’s back up a bit.
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November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A hacker has taken over numerous Dutch iPhones asking for a €5 donation for his troubles.

The hacker simply scanned for jailbroken iPhones with SSH installed and using the default root password. With this password he then sent what appears to be an SMS alert to the hacked phones that read,

“Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now! Right now, I can access all your files.”
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