iPhone SMS security vulnerability

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iPhone SMS security vulnerability – text message can be sent to any iPhone to switch on the camera and mike to snoop on you...

Unpatched so far. Details to be provided at www.blackhat.com hackers convention at Caesar’s Palace this weekend.

Apple is due to release security patch shortly, which iPhone users will have to download and apply to fix the problem, when it becomes available.

More: listen to this (zoom forward to 41 minute point if you don’t want to listen to the entire programme).
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect..../sn/SN-206.mp3

Show notes: http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-206.htm

Tom Dunne

Imagine that, a vulnerability in an electronic device?

Stop trying to make something out of nothing. Pretty much any device based on a microprocessor that has human-programmed software will have some form of vulnerability. Device manufacturers are aware that these things will be discovered and patch them accordingly.

Non-story, tbh.

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Tom Dunne wrote: »

Imagine that, a vulnerability in an electronic device?

Stop trying to make something out of nothing. Pretty much any device based on a microprocessor that has human-programmed software will have some form of vulnerability. Device manufacturers are aware that these things will be discovered and patch them accordingly.

Non-story, tbh.

Steve J does a good job in recruiting an ardent group of followers of his well designed (but totally inflexible - do it my way or else) products. Kinda like a religious cult.....! Intolerant of criticism of any sort, and the death sentence to any employee who leaks anything new.....

Silverfish

That's pretty similar to any company to be honest, apart from the 'death sentence' conspiracy theory.

Tom Dunne

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Steve J does a good job in recruiting an ardent group of followers of his well designed (but totally inflexible - do it my way or else) products. Kinda like a religious cult.....! Intolerant of criticism of any sort, and the death sentence to any employee who leaks anything new.....

So you are saying I am a fanboy and am refusing to accept that such vulnerabilities could exist on my iPhone?

Are you suggesting that only Apple devices are susceptible to such vulnerabilities?

Anybody who knows anything about such devices knows full well that all devices are almost guaranteed to have vulnerabilities and to suggest that Apple users would deny such vulnerabilities are possible is nothing more than conspiracy-theory, tinfoil-hat wearing tabloid nonsense.

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probe wrote: »

Steve J does a good job in recruiting an ardent group of followers of his well designed (but totally inflexible - do it my way or else) products. Kinda like a religious cult.....! Intolerant of criticism of any sort, and the death sentence to any employee who leaks anything new.....

I would have thought he does a good job in selling products that a great many people want .... but I suppose it probably frustrates people who like to sneer at other's technology as they can identify 'flaws' which the vast majority couldn't give a monkies about and when they climb on board their high horse nobody really want to listen to them.