iPhone Hacked in Australia
There seems no letting up on the hacking attempts of the iPhone. Next on the casualty list was Australia. Steve Jobs, c’mon… it’s time to release patches if you don’t wanna lose too many millions.
The iPhone, not yet released in Australia, can now be used to make phone calls on the national telephone network Telstra. However the hack hasn’t yet allowed Australian users to receive calls, use the iPod features or internet access. All they can do is make calls on it. It’s the furthest anyone has come to hacking the iPhone outside of the US. The user, who goes by the name “ozbimmer”, uploaded a “how-to” on YouTube, but has since removed it. We don’t know if it was removed due to threats by Apple or AT&T. He first posted his announcement on a hack forum.
The hack is not simple. It involves modifying the SIM card that comes with the phone to also hold data from a Telstra SIM card. You will need a SIM card reader and writer and some software applications.
Also see a recent blog post at How to Hack an iPhone.
