Germany's IT security agency says the software running Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has

12 years 10 months ago #106825 by Baydream
Just a heads up.
German IT agency warns of critical Apple software security hole in iPhones, iPads

Published on July 6, 2011

BERLIN - Germany's IT security agency says the software running Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has "critical weaknesses."

The Federal Office for Information Security said Wednesday that clicking on an infected PDF file "is sufficient to infect the mobile device with malware without the user's knowledge" on several versions of Apple's iOS operating system.

It says the same could occur when opening a website that carries an infected PDF file, possibly opening the device to criminals spying on passwords, planners, photos, text messages, emails and even listen in on phone conversations.

The agency says Apple Inc. has not yet offered a patch to fix the problem.

Apple Germany spokesman Georg Albrecht told The Associated Press he was aware of the warning, adding that Apple would not comment on it.
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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #106840 by Scotty
LOL this is a about the 4.3 JB untethered pdf exploit. Apple is aware of it, its already patched in 5.0 beta software. Germany is blowing this one out of proportion. Way to be like 6 months behind germany.

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12 years 10 months ago #106964 by Addicted2Photos
Interesting, well you leave a hacker enough time on anything and they will find a weakness in it.


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12 years 10 months ago #106969 by Scotty

Addicted2Photos wrote: Interesting, well you leave a hacker enough time on anything and they will find a weakness in it.


True. They're using it to expand the capabilities of devices via jailbreaking.

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12 years 10 months ago #106971 by The Time Capturer
No worries, I have a Nokia Smartphone. Problems of its own, I s'pose.

Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
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12 years 10 months ago #107087 by Stealthy Ninja

The Time Capturer wrote: No worries, I have a Nokia Smartphone. Problems of its own, I s'pose.


LOL :agree:
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12 years 10 months ago #107115 by Scotty
I just patched this, via Cydia.

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