How To Hack an iPhone
Charlie Miller and a group of security experts have given the nod, that it’s now possible to hack an iPhone. The post I wrote earlier on the iPhone Activation Hack, shows just how a Norwegian hacker did it. I would have thought with all the resources and experts Apple has working for them, they would have designed a more hack-proof phone.
It’s theoretically possible for hackers to overtake a user’s iPhone when they are using it in a hotspot or visiting a doctored site. We’re still in the early days, so obviously there have been no reports of criminals making use of this vulnerability. But if hackers were to exploit this hack, then it’s possible that we can see the same gangs overtaking a user’s iPhone to disseminate spam, as they do when taking over a user’s PC.
How the iPhone Hack Works
How to Prevent Hacker’s Taking Over Your iPhone
- Only visit sites you trust
- Don’t open websites from emails
- Don’t visit unfamiliar Wi-Fi hotspots
Unfortunately the iPhone doesn’t offer the same high security as the Mac desktop, but hopefully things will change considering it’s only Apple’s first ever mobile phone venture.
Miller will be presenting full details of the hack at the Black Hat USA hacker conference on August 2nd. Whilst it’s an opportunity for hackers to learn the ways, it will also be an opportunity for Apple to release a patch to its users.
