[LINK] New iPhone worm can act like botnet say experts

Kim Holburn kim at holburn.net
Tue Nov 24 03:49:33 AEDT 2009


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8373739.stm

> A second worm to hit the iPhone has been unearthed by security  
> company F-Secure.
>
> It is specifically targeting people in the Netherlands who are using  
> their iPhones for internet banking with Dutch online bank ING.
>
> It redirects the bank's customers to a lookalike site with a log-in  
> screen.
>
> The worm attacks "jail-broken" phones - a modification which enables  
> the user to run non-Apple approved software on their handset.
>
> The handsets at risk also have SSH (secure shell) installed.
>
> Many people use SSH so other programs can remotely connect to an  
> iPhone and, among other things, transfer files. It comes with a  
> default password, "alpine" which should be changed.
>
> Users who have installed SSH and not changed the password are  
> especially at risk.
>
> The new worm is more serious than the first because it can behave  
> like a botnet, warns F-Secure.
>
> This enables the phone to be accessed or controlled remotely without  
> the permission of its owner.
>


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