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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-01-09 05:18 AM
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Apple fix to iPhone security flaw
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Source: BBC

Page last updated at 07:16 GMT, Saturday, 1 August 2009 08:16 UK

Apple has released a software patch to address a recently described security flaw in the iPhone.

Experts revealed on Thursday that modified SMS messages could result in iPhones being disconnected from the network or hijacked altogether.

Apple said phones incorporating other mobile operating systems, such as Windows Mobile and Google Android, were also potentially vulnerable.

It added that no-one had actually used the flaw to gain access to an iPhone.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8177755.stm


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