Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune

Jailbreaking an iPhone certainly brings many benefits, but it's also fraught with some peril, as amply demonstrated by a Dutch hacker who decided to go snooping around for vulnerable jailbroken iPhones in the Netherlands. While he apparently didn't actually swipe personal information or cause any damage, he was able to find some jailbroken iPhones with SSH running, which allowed him to display a message saying "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now!" A noble gesture of a white hat hacker? Not exactly, 'cause that site demands €5 for the "fix" to let folks go back to using their phone securely -- or it did until the hacker apparently had a change of heart and posted the instructions for free, along with an apology for his misguided moneymaking scheme.

[nAv Posted Nov 4th 2009 1:02AM]

I think people have started using the term "hacker" too liberally.
The guy used the default password because people didn't know not to change it. Since when did that constitute "hacking"?

[kyphem Posted Nov 4th 2009 1:38AM]

Gizmodo did it

[Laeraren Posted Nov 4th 2009 3:25AM]

The cellphone business seems to attract the biggest douches of them all.

Literally HUNDREDS of sites claiming THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES who can get you the MNC-codes for your phones and unlock it, all for the low low price of somewhere within the range of $20.

That shit should be rewarded by public flogging.

[AM321CAN Posted Nov 4th 2009 4:33AM]

love how the slide finger here to unlock button says grundel hahaha

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=grundel

[Diesel1313 Posted Nov 4th 2009 9:33AM]

Instead of Bitching Here is how to fix it:

Before Anything: Go to Cydia and make sure to download and install "Terminal"

How to Secure your iPhone from these kind of threats:

Change the Root Password of iPhone : it’s the most easiest way all you need is to install Mobile Terminal if you haven’t installed and then change the root password.
Note that the text between >> > login root with all access > it’s your default password > To change your default password >Then type and retype your new password, now see if anyone can hack in HA HA HA HA

Source: http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/11/secure-your-jailbroken-iphone-and-change-your-default-password/

THANK YOU TO IHACKINTOSH.COM FOR SHOWING US THE WAY...........NOT TO GET HACKED INTO

[munkiii Posted Nov 9th 2009 7:07AM]

"Ontgrendel" means "Unlock" in Dutch...

http://translate.google.com/translate_t#nl|en|ontgrendel