Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune

Courtesy Engadget  Tue, 11/03/2009 - 19:23

Jailbreaking an iPhone certainly brings many benefits , but it's also frought 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!

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