David Becker
Gear

Flaw Found in iPhone Web Dialer

Security company SPI Labs is warning iPhone owners not to use the device’s Web dialer, intended to give folks an easy was to call numbers listed on Web pages. SPI says miscreants could use a bug in the feature to redirect calls to 900 numbers or monitor calls placed. Sez lead researcher Billy Hoffman: Because […]

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Security company SPI Labs is warning iPhone owners not to use the device's Web dialer, intended to give folks an easy was to call numbers listed on Web pages. SPI says miscreants could use a bug in the feature to redirect calls to 900 numbers or monitor calls placed. Sez lead researcher Billy Hoffman:

Because this vulnerability can be launched from Web sites, everybody who has an iPhone has the potential to get exploited.

SPI says it's working with Apple to create a fix.

Security firm: Don't use iPhone Web dialer [InfoWorld]