iPh0wnd: Researcher Finds Security Hole in iPhone

Security researchers found a way to take over Apple's new beautiful gadget, the iPhone, when it connects to a wifi connection or when a user surfs to a page with a malicious script, according to this story in the New York Times.

Although Apple built considerable security measures into its device, said Charles A. Miller, the principal security analyst for the firm, “Once you did manage to find a hole, you were in complete control.” The firm, based in Baltimore, alerted Apple about the vulnerability this week and recommended a software patch that could solve the problem.

A spokeswoman for Apple, Lynn Fox, said, “Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing potential vulnerabilities before they can affect users.”

“We’re looking into the report submitted by I.S.E. and always welcome feedback on how to improve our security,” she said.

Next up, some black hat hacker will create an iPhone botnet and use it to send spam with the sig line: Sent from someone else's iPhone. But I bet the spam will be beautiful.

Details on the hole found by Independent Security Evaluators.

Photo: Bradley P. Johnson