csbrewfisher 07:30 AM 07-30-2009
Good to know. Thank god I like a basic and simple phone....
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kydsid 08:25 AM 07-30-2009
Where is the facepalm smiley when you really need it.
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St. Lou Stu 08:37 AM 07-30-2009
Right here.... :facepalm:
you can't see it?
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kydsid 08:44 AM 07-30-2009
no all I see is :facep@alm: where the @ is a
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dunng 09:06 AM 07-30-2009
aich75013 09:10 AM 07-30-2009
"most importantly, sending more text messages to further propagate a mass-gadget hijacking."
Good thing I have unlimited texts on my plan.
:-)
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Kreth 10:22 AM 07-30-2009
No big deal, you iPhone guys can just cut and paste this notice to alert your friends. Oh wait...
:-)
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Chris. 10:36 AM 07-30-2009
Actually we can cut/copy/paste.
:-) It's not just iphones though. They said they have a similar bug in phone running WM...
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kydsid 11:23 AM 07-30-2009
Thank god I use symbian then, lol!
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sikk50 01:08 PM 07-30-2009
Well ****....I hope apple covers this under warrentee if you get it. What bothers me is that it doesn't say how long to leave your phone off for
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aich75013 01:12 PM 07-30-2009
Originally Posted by sikk50:
Well ****....I hope apple covers this under warrentee if you get it. What bothers me is that it doesn't say how long to leave your phone off for
Until a patch is released. Turning off the phone only keeps them from using it once it has been hacked.
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CIGma_Chi 08:44 AM 07-31-2009
Time to update my iPhone too ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8177755.stm
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Apple is set to release a software patch to address a recently described security flaw in the iPhone, the UK network operator 02 has said.
Experts revealed on Thursday that modified SMS messages could result in iPhones being disconnected from the network or hijacked altogether.
Phones incorporating the Windows Mobile and Google Android operating systems are also vulnerable, they said.
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markem 08:48 AM 07-31-2009
CIGma_Chi 01:05 PM 07-31-2009
iPhone 3.0.1 released as of right now ...
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/31/...vulnerability/
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Apple today released iPhone OS 3.0.1, addressing an SMS security vulnerability disclosed at yesterday's Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. The release of iPhone OS 3.0.1 has been expected since a spokesperson for UK iPhone carrier O2 claimed earlier today that a fix for the issue would be coming from Apple on Saturday.
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Chris. 02:39 PM 07-31-2009
Why can't I find the update on apples website?
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