Wednesday, August 27, 2008

iFlub

You're a lemming smart, safety conscious iPhone user, right? You keep the phone set to require a 4-digit passcode every time it wakes up, so if you ever lose your cherished toy, all your personal information is safe. But don't bother if you are running v2.0.2 of the iPhone operating system. A simple hack will get anybody past your PIN code with free access to all your mail, contacts and bookmarks. Hooray!

From the Mac Rumors forums, hacking the security is a ridiculously easy two step process:

1. Tap emergency call

2. Double tap the home button

This drops you into the iPhones "favorites" section. From here you can make calls or send email, and with a few steps you can browse to the Address Book and then on to Mail, Safari or the SMS application. This hardly inspires credibility for the iPhone as a secure business device. Maybe their kill switch will stop that from happening too?

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