Re: RE: [Full-disclosure] iPhone has a built-in spyware modul e?

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- "Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:

> (Cross-posting from F-D. I hate posting on F-D and getting a dozen "out
> of office" and "this guy doesn't work here anymore" responses for my
trouble.)
> > > http://vsiphone.blogspot.com/2007/07/iphone-has-built-in-spyware-modul 
e.html 
> "Russian hackers found a built-in function which sends all data from an
> iPhone to a specified web-server. Contacts from a phonebook, SMS, recent
> calls, history of Safari browser - all your personal information can be
> stolen."

Yeah, I hate F-D, too -- unsubscribed from it a couple of years
ago.

Does anyone out there believe this? It's a bit ham-handed for Apple.

Has anyone actually read the whitepaper?

I'd be very interested to see it, and anyone who could independently
confirm whether this is crap, or not crap. :-)

- - ferg

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