Comments on: Dutch Hacker Held Jailbroken iPhones Hostage Via Security Vulnerability

By: Warren plastic surgeons

Warren plastic surgeons — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:29:01 +0000

Interesting blog. I'm curious what your thoughts are on Obama and the democratic party?

By: aaronius

aaronius — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:34:01 +0000

@Chobbs1

Congratulations. Do you want a medal?

By: Chobbs1

Chobbs1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:40:21 +0000

This is one reason of MANY that I choose not to jailbreak.

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:08:41 +0000

@Jbrandonf:

He was offering a service for a price. What's wrong with that?

Unless he changed the root password himself, or in some other way damaged the phone or its files, this is nothing more than knocking on a door and offering to mow the lawn because it obviously needs it.

The story is sufficiently vague that you can not figure out if any real threat was made or any real damage done.

By: jbrandonf

jbrandonf — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:19:32 +0000

this guy isn't as nice as you're making him out to be. The "if you don't pay.." part was him asking for money in exchange for him securing their phone.

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:00:35 +0000

@AntonioJ:

Well said.

Anyone who does not know enough to change the root password should not be installing SSH, and (arguably) not jail breaking either.

I use an App called Net Scan (in the app store) for some of the network consulting I do, and you would be amazed how many times I walk into a building and find open ssh ports on iPhones.

I remarked about this to one of the on-site "techies" at one local company, and show him. It was HIS phone! I then used iSSH and opened a connection on his phone with the default password. The amazing bit was that he was supposedly the company tech guy.

By: duvi

duvi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:40:05 +0000

I always have SSH off.

By: Vonhugendong

Vonhugendong — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:17:37 +0000

Hack deez nuts.

By: fassy

fassy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:04:03 +0000

Since tIPB likes comic books, the lesson here is that Jailbreakers just need to listen to ol' Uncle Ben:

"With great power comes great responsibility"

By: iDutch

iDutch — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:56:12 +0000

Thanks guys, muahahaha =P

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:49:51 +0000

I make sure to keep my WIFI off and SSH off after jailbreaking , just to make sure .

By: john

john — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:44 +0000

what a nice guy, props to him

By: antonioj

antonioj — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:09 +0000

when you jailbreak, autossh is not automatically installed...you have to do it, and after there is a sbsettins toggle to turn it off when not needed

By: Rags

Rags — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:15 +0000

This should raise a red-flag now. I'm sure Apple has people reading this website. They will probably work harder to block jailbreaking. Go Apple go!

By: Blah

Blah — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:47:30 +0000

This guy deserves the Nobel Peace price more than Obama

By: iDavey

iDavey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:03 +0000

I understand this was just his way of trying to inform jailbreakers of the importance of securing their phone...

Yet, this somehow makes me think that it will be fuel for the fire, causing Apple to find more ways to block jailbreaking on the iPhone.