http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/11/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/11/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/#comment-160251 World Computer Security Day (WCSD) 2009 | .: ShaolinTiger – Kung-Fu Geekery :. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:33:37 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-160251 [...] recent news has been the iPhone worm which recently turned malicious. The funny part is (to me anyway) the whole thing could have been prevented if people just changed [...] [...] recent news has been the iPhone worm which recently turned malicious. The funny part is (to me anyway) the whole thing could have been prevented if people just changed [...]

]]> http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/11/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/#comment-160218 Morgan Storey Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:43:03 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-160218 @ Fernando Alvirez: I agree no computer or complex technology is secure, except the old addage a computer buried deap below the earth surrounded by a few feet of concrete, not plugged into anything. I am harsh on apple because they always make the biggest security blunders, indoctrinating their users to not worry about Viruses cause you have a mac, releasing updates long after they have been weaponised, setting the same root password on a device that is widely deployed, vendor lock-ins that would make MS blush, and the worst bit: I enjoy using Linux but when I used to support Mac's they had removed half the useful and default commands. I am all for right tool for the right job, I have admin'ed Windows, Linux, BSD, Varying Unix systems and MacOS. But I feel there is no job that can justify a Mac. @ Fernando Alvirez: I agree no computer or complex technology is secure, except the old addage a computer buried deap below the earth surrounded by a few feet of concrete, not plugged into anything.
I am harsh on apple because they always make the biggest security blunders, indoctrinating their users to not worry about Viruses cause you have a mac, releasing updates long after they have been weaponised, setting the same root password on a device that is widely deployed, vendor lock-ins that would make MS blush, and the worst bit: I enjoy using Linux but when I used to support Mac’s they had removed half the useful and default commands.
I am all for right tool for the right job, I have admin’ed Windows, Linux, BSD, Varying Unix systems and MacOS. But I feel there is no job that can justify a Mac.

]]> http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/11/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/#comment-160216 Fernando Alvirez Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-160216 Quote:"... tell your friends not to buy badly made vendor locked in Apple junk". Those are harsh words, not sure if really justified. Either way, nothing is secure anymore. Quote:”… tell your friends not to buy badly made vendor locked in Apple junk”. Those are harsh words, not sure if really justified. Either way, nothing is secure anymore.

]]> http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/11/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/#comment-160205 Morgan Storey Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:19:58 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-160205 They are popular here in Australia, I would say 1 in 5 people I see have one. Here is a better tip, tell your friends not to buy badly made vendor locked in Apple junk. Of course this exploit would still work with a cracked Android with SSH running and the same password but the last dropbear SSH server install I saw made you set the password at login. Not the now infmous Alpine across the board. They are popular here in Australia, I would say 1 in 5 people I see have one.
Here is a better tip, tell your friends not to buy badly made vendor locked in Apple junk. Of course this exploit would still work with a cracked Android with SSH running and the same password but the last dropbear SSH server install I saw made you set the password at login. Not the now infmous Alpine across the board.

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