The Apple Bites

Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0.1 to Address SMS Security Vulnerability

Posted on 01. Aug, 2009 by tABStaff.

0

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.0.1, addressing an SMS security vulnerability disclosed at yesterday’s Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. The release of iPhone OS 3.0.1 has been expected since a spokesperson for UK iPhone carrier O2 claimed earlier today that a fix for the issue would be coming from Apple on Saturday. Apple has also [...]

Continue Reading

Your iPhone Might Get Hijacked By SMS You Receive

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by tABStaff.

0

If you receive a text message on your iPhone any time after Thursday afternoon containing only a single square character, Charlie Miller would suggest you turn the device off. Quickly!!!! That small cipher will likely be your only warning that someone has taken advantage of a bug that Miller and his fellow cybersecurity researcher Collin [...]

Continue Reading

iPhone SMS Delivery Notification Codes

Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by tABStaff.

0

For all iPhone users who miss SMS delivery notification, here is a simple trick to make it work on your iPhone.Just enter these special characters before your message and you will get notification as soon as it gets delivered. *0# # ! *not# *N# ## Since this is a feature of the cell carrier, this [...]

Continue Reading

How To:Save All Your Contacts/SMS/Notes/Calendar

Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by tABStaff.

0

To save all your Contacts/SMS/Notes/Calendar, SSH your iPhone or use iPhone browser For Contacts :- Go to location /var/mobile/Library/AddressBook. You will find two files there AddressBook.sqlitedb & AddressBookImages.sqlitedb(for contact images) Save these two files to a safe location. After formatting ur PC or restorin ur phone just go to the above path on ur iPhone [...]

Continue Reading

iPhone Hacked Via SMS

Posted on 05. Jul, 2009 by tABStaff.

1

Via a simple SMS, the iPhone can be hacked, according to Cjarlie Miller. Miller is a well-known securityspecialist and author of the Mac Hacker’s Handbook. Via the SMS vulnerability you’ll get access to the root of the iPhone. The SMS leak will give the attacker the possiblity to activate certain code via an SMS-message sent [...]